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E. W. Howe [1853-1937] American

Rank: 101
Novelist

Edgar Watson Howe, sometimes referred to as E. W. Howe, was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was perhaps best known for his magazine, E.W. Howe's Monthly. Howe was well traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials.

Friendship, Men, Home, Anniversary, Best, Chance, Death, Good, Marriage, Mom, Music, New Year's, Religion, Respect

Quote	Tags	Rank
One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.	Respect	101
Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.	Men	102
Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.	Friendship	103
To be an ideal guest, stay at home.	Home, New Year's	104
A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.		105
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.		106
Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better.	Best	107
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.	Good	108
When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.	Friendship	109
It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.		110
The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.	Home	111
When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.	Music	112
Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.		113
The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.		114
Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.		115
If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.		116
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.	Friendship	117
Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.	Death	118
The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.		119
None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.		120
The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.	Friendship	121
A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.	Religion	122
Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.	Anniversary	123
Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.	Marriage	124
If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.	Mom	125
When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.		126
There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.	Men	201
Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.		202
A thief believes everybody steals.		203
Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.		204
If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.		205
Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.		206
No woman ever falls in love with a man unless she has a better opinion of him than he deserves.		207
Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.	Men	208
Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.		209
A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.		210
Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.		211
When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.		212
The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.		213
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.		214
A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.		215
There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.		216
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.		217
What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.		218
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.		219
Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.		220
Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.		221
All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.		222
Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.		223
A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.		224
For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone.		225
If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.		226
A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.		301
When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.		302
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.		303
No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.		304
There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope.		305
You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.		306
The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.		307
When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.	Chance	308
Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.		309
The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.		310
The most destructive criticism is indifference.		311
Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.		312
The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.		313
If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.		314

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