Quotes By E. W. Howe

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.

Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.

When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.

The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.

For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone.

When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.

When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.

A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.

A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.

Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.

Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.

A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.

One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.

The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.

The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.

There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.

Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.

The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.