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E. W. Howe
34 quotes
“Men are virtuous because the women are; women are virtuous from necessity.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1883 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Chapter 30 (1883).
“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.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A woman does not spend all her time in buying things; she spends part of it in taking them back.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Having fun is a dismal business after you pass fifty.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People hate the man who is a constant drain on their sympathy.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“So many of the optimists in the world don't own a hundred dollars, and because of their optimism, never will.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is usually enough of everything on the table except cream.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To want your own way is a very bad habit, for you will never get it.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As a rule, you'll not have much trouble having your way, if you are right.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No man has all the wisdom in the world; everyone has some.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No man knows where his business ends and his neighbor's begins.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A man needs a friend not to flatter him, but to strengthen him at his weak points.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One of the most difficult things in the world is to learn to take a hint easily.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Always remember that if a man knows where he can make a dollar, he will not tell you about it; he will go after it himself.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The trouble in the world is nearly all due to the fact that one-half of the people are men, and the other half women.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Abusing the prosperous in order to curry the favor of the envious, is an old game that still works better than it should.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Automobiles are like people: the cheap ones are noisy.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every time you become confidential with some people, you hear of a new kind of dirty trick.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Another thing which is about as sure as death and taxes, is that no man can go on bluffing indefinitely without being called.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A small man always has one weapon he can use against a great big man: he can "talk" about him.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have noticed that my likes and dislikes do not create any great excitement. And how people try to get away when I attempt to talk!”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1912 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: E.W. Howe's Monthly January, 1912.
“However disagreeable a situation is to you, you cannot get rid of it by indignation.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1912 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: E.W. Howe's Monthly January, 1912.
“Every man has a long list of things that should be done, but which he knows can't be done. Yet he continues to talk about them as long as he lives.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1912 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: E.W. Howe's Monthly January 1912.
“The experience of the world is worth more than the experience of any one man.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1912 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: E.W. Howe's Monthly January 1912.
“When you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) said by 1937 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Silliness which would have broken a politician twenty years ago, now makes his fortune.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ventures in Common Sense (1919), p61.
“We are now confronted with the necessity of remedying the remedies.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ventures in Common Sense (1919), p61.
“When half the people believe one thing, and the other half another, it is usually safe to accept either opinion. The Democrats are as good as the Republicans, and the Catholics as good as the Protestants.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ventures in Common Sense (1919), p72.
“A man who does not fool himself seldom cares much about fooling others. But the man who claims to have seen a ghost wants everybody else to believe in ghosts.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ventures in Common Sense (1919), p87.
“Of living creatures, business men are nearest sane; their philosophy is as accurate as their multiplication table.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ventures in Common Sense (1919), p108.
“I know what women expect, and give it to them without disagreeable argument; they'll get it anyway.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ventures in Common Sense (1919), p35.
“A loafer never works except when there's a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ventures in Common Sense (1919), p171.
“When you hear that a certain man is so good that he wants to help everybody, you may depend upon it that he started the story.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ** Ventures in Common Sense (1919), p55.