E. W. Howe – 23 Quotes

23 Quotes by E. W. Howe

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

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

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

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Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.

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If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.

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Instead of loving your enemies – treat your friends a little better.

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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.

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

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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.

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A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.

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

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If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.

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The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.

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To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

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

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Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.

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There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.

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When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.

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A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.

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

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

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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.

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