39 Quotes by Edgar Howe
- 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.
- 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.
- If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
- If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.
- Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.
- For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone.
- Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.
- Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.
- Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.
- Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.
- Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.
- Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.
- A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.
- A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.
- A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.
- A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.
- Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.
- The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
- To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
- There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.
- The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.
- The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.
- The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
- The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.
- The most destructive criticism is indifference.
- It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
- 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.
- A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
- The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.
- The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
- One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
- None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.
- Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.
- Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.
- The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.
- Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
- When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.
- When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.
- Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.
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