Edgar Watson Howe Quotes
Sometimes referred to as E. W. Howe, was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
(1853 - 1937)
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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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A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
[Adversity]
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A loafer never works except when there is a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.
[Motivation]
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A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier and hoarser than his wife.
[Husbands]
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A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.
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A modest man is usually admired - if people ever hear of him.
[Human Relations]
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A poem is no place for an idea.
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A reasonable probability is the only certainty.
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A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
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A thief believes everybody steals.
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A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.
[Women]
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A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.
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A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
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About all some men accomplish in life is to send a son to Harvard.
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Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
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After a man passes sixty, his mischief is mainly in his head.
[Age]
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All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.
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Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.
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As you become older, gradually accustom yourself to neglect.
[Age]
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Bravery is the knowledge of the cowardice in the enemy.
[Courage]
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