Quotes by E. W. Howe

About E. W. Howe:

Edgar Watson 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.
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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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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.

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

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

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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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To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

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

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

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

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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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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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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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Author Bio

  • NameE. W. Howe
  • DescriptionNovelist, magazine and newspaper editor
  • BornMay 3, 1853
  • DiedOctober 3, 1937
  • ProfessionNovelist