E.W. Howe Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By E.W. Howe
Nothing pleases a woman quite so well as to look so sweet that a man wants to kiss her, and then abuse him for his impudence. — E.W. Howe
A religion that never suffices to govern a man will never suffice to save him; that which does not sufficiently distinguish one from a wicked world will never distinguish him from a perishing world. — E.W. Howe
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. — E.W. Howe
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
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
A woman does not spend all her time in buying things; she spends part of it in taking them back. — E.W. Howe
Where the guests at a gathering are well-acquainted, they eat 20 per cent more than they otherwise would. — E.W. Howe
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
If you have sense enough to realize why flies gather around a restaurant, you should be able to appreciate why men run for office. — E.W. Howe
You can't do anything unless you do it yourself. And usually you can't do it yourself very well. — E.W. Howe
It is your enemies who keep you straight. For real use one active, sneering enemy is worth two ordinary friends. — E.W. Howe
When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars. — E.W. Howe
One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money. — E.W. Howe
A conquered foe should be watched. — E.W. Howe
Good manners do more for a man that good looks. — E.W. Howe
When a man once gets a start holding office, it is nearly always necessary to finally choke him off. — E.W. Howe
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
When a man diets, he eats oatmeal in addition to everything else he usually eats. — E.W. Howe
A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country. — E.W. Howe
Men are a good deal better collectively than they are individually. Many a man will do that privately which he will denounce in a crowd. — E.W. Howe
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
People tolerate those they fear further than those they love. — E.W. Howe
If a man takes one day off, it takes him about three days to get the harness fitted again. — E.W. Howe
A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him. — E.W. Howe
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
There is only one thing for a man to do who is married to a woman who enjoys spending money, and that is to enjoy earning it. — E.W. Howe
As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private. — E.W. Howe
No scheme pays as well as legitimate business. — E.W. Howe
When a man dies, and his kin are glad of it, they say, "He is better off." — E.W. Howe
No really sensible person ever remembers enough poetry to recite it. — E.W. Howe
Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone. — E.W. Howe
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. — E.W. Howe
We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us. — E.W. Howe
Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy. — E.W. Howe
If you go to church, and like the singing better than the preaching, that's not orthodox. — E.W. Howe
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. — E.W. Howe
You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough. — E.W. Howe
Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs. — E.W. Howe
When you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face. — E.W. Howe
A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier, and hoarser than his wife. — E.W. Howe
Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people straight as a policeman. — E.W. Howe
About all some men accomplish in life is to send a son to Harvard. — E.W. Howe
Put cream and sugar on a fly and it tastes very much like a raspberry. — E.W. Howe
No wonder the teacher knows so much; she has the book. — E.W. Howe
There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep. — E.W. Howe
The government is mainly an expensive organization to regulate evildoers, and tax those who behave: government does little for fairly respectable people except annoy them. — E.W. Howe
The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them. — E.W. Howe
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win. — E.W. Howe
The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in. — E.W. Howe
Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made. — E.W. Howe
One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself. — E.W. Howe
There must be some good in the cocktail party to account for its immense vogue among otherwise sane people. — E.W. Howe
Nearly every lawsuit is an insult to the intelligence of both plaintiff and defendant. — E.W. Howe
When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they've never had, and never will have — E.W. Howe
Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it. — E.W. Howe
Don't be crazy to do a lot of things you can't do ... — E.W. Howe
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
The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it. — E.W. Howe
Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time. — E.W. Howe
When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time. — E.W. Howe
A man forgets his good luck next day, but remembers his bad luck until next year. — E.W. Howe
We are not free, it was not intended we should be. A book of rules is placed in our cradle, and we never get rid of it until we reach our graves. Then we are free, and only then. — E.W. Howe
At first a woman doesn't want anything but a husband, but as soon as gets one, she wants everything else in the world. — E.W. Howe
No woman ever falls in love with a man unless she has a better opinion of him than he deserves. — E.W. Howe
Few men progress, except as they are pushed along by events. — E.W. Howe
Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail. — E.W. Howe
No man is smart, except by comparison to those who know less — E.W. Howe
If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old. — E.W. Howe
Loving everybody is polygamy. I care for no friend who loves his enemy equally well. — E.W. Howe
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
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
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
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
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
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do. — E.W. Howe
Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing. — E.W. Howe
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
A reasonable probability is the only certainty. — E.W. Howe
You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched. — E.W. Howe
There is no such thing as a convincing argument, although every man thinks he has one. — E.W. Howe
No man's credit is ever as good as his money. — E.W. Howe
I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting known. — E.W. Howe
Indignation does no good unless it is backed with a club of sufficient size to awe the opposition. — E.W. Howe
When a man tells you what people are saying about you, tell him what people are saying about him; that will immediately take his mind off your troubles. — E.W. Howe
Love affairs have always greatly interested me, but I do not greatly care for them in books or moving pictures. In a love affair, I wish to be the hero, with no audience present. — E.W. Howe
Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising. — E.W. Howe
Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the right to answer. — E.W. Howe