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E.W. Howe quotes: When a man dies, and his kin are glad of it, they say, "He is better off." When a man dies, and his kin are glad of it, they say, "He is better off."
E.W. Howe quotes: The way to keep a cat is to try to chase it away. The way to keep a cat is to try to chase it away.
E.W. Howe quotes: Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it. Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.
E.W. Howe quotes: Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism. Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.
E.W. Howe quotes: A reasonable probability is the only certainty. A reasonable probability is the only certainty.
E.W. Howe quotes: No scheme pays as well as legitimate business. No scheme pays as well as legitimate business.
E.W. Howe quotes: A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast. A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.
E.W. Howe quotes: 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. 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.
E.W. Howe quotes: People never have confidence in a Big Talker. They know his statements must be cut down, but they can never tell how much. People never have confidence in a Big Talker. They know his statements must be cut down, but they can never tell how much.
E.W. Howe quotes: A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person. A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
E.W. Howe quotes: One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money. One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money.
E.W. Howe quotes: It is your enemies who keep you straight. For real use one active, sneering enemy is worth two ordinary friends. It is your enemies who keep you straight. For real use one active, sneering enemy is worth two ordinary friends.
E.W. Howe quotes: The greatest thing in the world is for a man to be able to do something well, and say nothing about it. The greatest thing in the world is for a man to be able to do something well, and say nothing about it.
E.W. Howe quotes: Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail. Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail.
E.W. Howe quotes: What is common sense? That which attracts the least opposition that which brings most agreeable and worthy results. What is common sense? That which attracts the least opposition that which brings most agreeable and worthy results.
E.W. Howe quotes: If you want to know how old a woman is ... ask her sister-in-law. If you want to know how old a woman is ... ask her sister-in-law.
E.W. Howe quotes: No really sensible person ever remembers enough poetry to recite it. No really sensible person ever remembers enough poetry to recite it.
E.W. Howe quotes: We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us. We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us.
E.W. Howe quotes: Nearly every lawsuit is an insult to the intelligence of both plaintiff and defendant. Nearly every lawsuit is an insult to the intelligence of both plaintiff and defendant.
E.W. Howe quotes: The man who insists he as good as anybody, believes he is better. The man who insists he as good as anybody, believes he is better.
E.W. Howe quotes: Nearly every man is a coward, if confronted by the proper terror. Nearly every man is a coward, if confronted by the proper terror.
E.W. Howe quotes: Somehow, everyone hates to see an unusually pretty girl get married. It is like taking a bite out of a very fine-looking peach. Somehow, everyone hates to see an unusually pretty girl get married. It is like taking a bite out of a very fine-looking peach.
E.W. Howe quotes: When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars. When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.
E.W. Howe quotes: You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough. You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
E.W. Howe quotes: 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. 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.
E.W. Howe quotes: So long as we do not blow our brains out, we have decided life is worth living. So long as we do not blow our brains out, we have decided life is worth living.
E.W. Howe quotes: To be an ideal guest, stay at home. To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
E.W. Howe quotes: If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression. If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
E.W. Howe quotes: There must be some good in the cocktail party to account for its immense vogue among otherwise sane people. There must be some good in the cocktail party to account for its immense vogue among otherwise sane people.
E.W. Howe quotes: Friends are like a pleasant park where you wish to go; while you may enjoy the flowers, you may not eat them. Friends are like a pleasant park where you wish to go; while you may enjoy the flowers, you may not eat them.
E.W. Howe quotes: When a man diets, he eats oatmeal in addition to everything else he usually eats. When a man diets, he eats oatmeal in addition to everything else he usually eats.
E.W. Howe quotes: People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do. People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
E.W. Howe quotes: Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time. Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.
E.W. Howe quotes: The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win. The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
E.W. Howe quotes: A women could never be President. A condidate must be over 35, and where are you going to find a woman who will admit she's over 35? A women could never be President. A condidate must be over 35, and where are you going to find a woman who will admit she's over 35?
E.W. Howe quotes: Some people never have anything except ideals. Some people never have anything except ideals.
E.W. Howe quotes: There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it. There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.
E.W. Howe quotes: 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. 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.
E.W. Howe quotes: The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship. The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
E.W. Howe quotes: If the fools do not control the world, it isn't because they are not in the majority. If the fools do not control the world, it isn't because they are not in the majority.
E.W. Howe quotes: Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start. Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.
E.W. Howe quotes: Faith may have removed mountains way off somewhere, a long time ago, but it won't remove a wart at home this week. Faith may have removed mountains way off somewhere, a long time ago, but it won't remove a wart at home this week.
E.W. Howe quotes: Where the guests at a gathering are well-acquainted, they eat 20 per cent more than they otherwise would. Where the guests at a gathering are well-acquainted, they eat 20 per cent more than they otherwise would.
E.W. Howe quotes: No man has all the wisdom in the world; everyone has some. No man has all the wisdom in the world; everyone has some.
E.W. Howe quotes: A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him. A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.
E.W. Howe quotes: One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself. One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
E.W. Howe quotes: A man has a right to think lots of things he has no right to say. A man has a right to think lots of things he has no right to say.
E.W. Howe quotes: Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time. Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.
E.W. Howe quotes: A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact. A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
E.W. Howe quotes: Nothing is wonderful when you get used to it. Nothing is wonderful when you get used to it.
E.W. Howe quotes: Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the right to answer. Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the right to answer.
E.W. Howe quotes: You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched. You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched.
E.W. Howe quotes: Success does not mean happiness: it means an unusual number of industrious enemies. Success does not mean happiness: it means an unusual number of industrious enemies.
E.W. Howe quotes: No man's credit is ever as good as his money. No man's credit is ever as good as his money.
E.W. Howe quotes: Everyone hates a martyr; it's no wonder martyrs were burned at the stake. Everyone hates a martyr; it's no wonder martyrs were burned at the stake.
E.W. Howe quotes: Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist. Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
E.W. Howe quotes: Man is still a savage to the extent that he has little respect for anything that cannot hurt him. Man is still a savage to the extent that he has little respect for anything that cannot hurt him.
E.W. Howe quotes: There is no get-rich-quick scheme equal to a poor girl marrying a rich man. There is no get-rich-quick scheme equal to a poor girl marrying a rich man.
E.W. Howe quotes: The most destructive criticism is indifference. The most destructive criticism is indifference.
E.W. Howe quotes: Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time. Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time.
E.W. Howe quotes: There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep. There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.
E.W. Howe quotes: The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them. The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.
E.W. Howe quotes: An honest answer is the sign of true friendship. An honest answer is the sign of true friendship.
E.W. Howe quotes: How good we all are, in theory, to the old; and how in fact we wish them to wander off like old dogs, die without bothering us, and bury themselves. How good we all are, in theory, to the old; and how in fact we wish them to wander off like old dogs, die without bothering us, and bury themselves.
E.W. Howe quotes: Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children. Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.
E.W. Howe quotes: When a man once gets a start holding office, it is nearly always necessary to finally choke him off. When a man once gets a start holding office, it is nearly always necessary to finally choke him off.
E.W. Howe quotes: What people say behind your back is your standing in the community. What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
E.W. Howe quotes: The only thing some people do is get older. The only thing some people do is get older.
E.W. Howe quotes: The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world. The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.
E.W. Howe quotes: No man can smile in the face of adversity and mean it. No man can smile in the face of adversity and mean it.
E.W. Howe quotes: The only gambling tip which amounts to anything is to keep out of the game. The only gambling tip which amounts to anything is to keep out of the game.
E.W. Howe quotes: 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. 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.
E.W. Howe quotes: If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers. If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
E.W. Howe quotes: People tolerate those they fear further than those they love. People tolerate those they fear further than those they love.
E.W. Howe quotes: Men are virtuous because women are; women are virtuous from necessity. Men are virtuous because women are; women are virtuous from necessity.
E.W. Howe quotes: All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into. All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.
E.W. Howe quotes: Raising children is like making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a big batch as one, while you have your hands in the dough. Raising children is like making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a big batch as one, while you have your hands in the dough.
E.W. Howe quotes: A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
E.W. Howe quotes: One trouble with growing old is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous historical figure, who didn't amount to much when he was your age. One trouble with growing old is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous historical figure, who didn't amount to much when he was your age.
E.W. Howe quotes: Loving everybody is polygamy. I care for no friend who loves his enemy equally well. Loving everybody is polygamy. I care for no friend who loves his enemy equally well.
E.W. Howe quotes: Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made. Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.
E.W. Howe quotes: A loafer never works except when there is a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody. A loafer never works except when there is a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.
E.W. Howe quotes: Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other. Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.
E.W. Howe quotes: The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it. The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
E.W. Howe quotes: A successful man cannot realize how hard an unsuccessful man finds life. A successful man cannot realize how hard an unsuccessful man finds life.
E.W. Howe quotes: When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me. When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.
E.W. Howe quotes: No man is smart, except by comparison to those who know less No man is smart, except by comparison to those who know less
E.W. Howe quotes: Express a mean opinion of yourself occasionally; it will show your friends that you know how to tell the truth. Express a mean opinion of yourself occasionally; it will show your friends that you know how to tell the truth.
E.W. Howe quotes: Most people have seen worse things in private than they pretend to be shocked at in public. Most people have seen worse things in private than they pretend to be shocked at in public.
E.W. Howe quotes: If you go to church, and like the singing better than the preaching, that's not orthodox. If you go to church, and like the singing better than the preaching, that's not orthodox.
E.W. Howe quotes: The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement. The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.
E.W. Howe quotes: Put cream and sugar on a fly and it tastes very much like a raspberry. Put cream and sugar on a fly and it tastes very much like a raspberry.
E.W. Howe quotes: We must be truthful and fair in the ordinary affairs of life before we can be truthful and fair in patriotism and religion. We must be truthful and fair in the ordinary affairs of life before we can be truthful and fair in patriotism and religion.
E.W. Howe quotes: The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it. The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.
E.W. Howe quotes: There is something in the red of a raspberry pie that looks as good to a man as the red in a sheep looks to a wolf. There is something in the red of a raspberry pie that looks as good to a man as the red in a sheep looks to a wolf.
E.W. Howe quotes: There is no such thing as a convincing argument, although every man thinks he has one. There is no such thing as a convincing argument, although every man thinks he has one.
E.W. Howe quotes: The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it. The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
E.W. Howe quotes: A woman might as well propose: her husband will claim she did. A woman might as well propose: her husband will claim she did.
E.W. Howe quotes: When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck. When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.
E.W. Howe quotes: There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope. There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope.

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