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Famous E. W. Howe Quotes
“About all some men accomplish in life is to send a son to Harvard.”
“When you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face.”
“If you go to church, and like the singing better than the preaching, that's not orthodox.”
“Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail.”
“We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us.”
“Nearly every man is a coward, if confronted by the proper terror.”
“Probably you have noted the resemblance of the critic to the crank.”
“The only gambling tip which amounts to anything is to keep out of the game.”
“No really sensible person ever remembers enough poetry to recite it.”
“A man has a right to think lots of things he has no right to say.”
“If a man takes one day off, it takes him about three days to get the harness fitted again.”
“Men are virtuous because women are; women are virtuous from necessity.”
“You can't do anything unless you do it yourself. And usually you can't do it yourself very well.”
“Most people put off till tomorrow that which they should have done yesterday.”
“If you want to know how old a woman is . . . ask her sister-in-law.”
“Nearly every lawsuit is an insult to the intelligence of both plaintiff and defendant.”
“Most people eat as if they were fattening themselves for market.”
“Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.”
“There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.”
“If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.”
“Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.”
“One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.”
“Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.”