E. W. Howe
Novelist
1853-05-03
Quotes by E. W. Howe
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Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.
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If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
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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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Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.
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You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
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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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One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
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A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
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Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark: you know what you are doing, but nobody else does.
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A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
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Half the times when men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.
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One of the most difficult tasks in this world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money.
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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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Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.
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A thief believes everybody steals.
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When a man diets, he eats oatmeal in addition to everything else he usually eats.
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A really busy person never knows how much he weighs.
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Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
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A conquered foe should be watched.
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