Famous Quotes / Edgar Watson Howe
72 Quotations by Edgar Watson Howe
- 1. 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' ...
- 2. A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
- 3. A loafer never works except when there is a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody ...
- 4. A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.
- 5. A poem is no place for an idea.
- 6. A reasonable probability is the only certainty.
- 7. A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
- 8. A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.
- 9. A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
- 10. Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
- 11. All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.
- 12. American freedom consists largely in talking nonsense.
- 13. Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.
- 14. As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Priv ...
- 15. Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
- 16. Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.
- 17. Don't be crazy to do a lot of things you can't do .
- 18. Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.
- 19. Every successful man I have heard of has done the best he could with conditions as he found them...
- 20. Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.