E. W. Howe Quotes

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E. W. Howe

Profession : Novelist

Birth : May 3, 1853

It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.

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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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What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.

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If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.

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The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.

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Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.

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Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.

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Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

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A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.

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Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.

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Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

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When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.

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All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.

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A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.

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For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone.

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The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.

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Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.

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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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When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.

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The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.

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