E. W. Howe ✓

(1853–1937) editor United States

166 quotes in 1455 categories

[Wikidata] American novelist and editor (1853-1937)... | [Wikipedia] Edgar Watson Howe, was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was perhaps best known for his magazine, E.W. Howe's Monthly, which he wrote from 1911 to 1933. Howe was well traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials.

All E. W. Howe Quotes

• Nothing tires a man more than to be grateful all the time. All
• The government is mainly an expensive organization to regulate evildoers, and tax those who behave: government does little for fairly respectable people except annoy them. Annoy
• When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars. Call
• No man's credit is ever as good as his money. Credit
• American freedom consists largely in talking nonsense. American
• You can make up a quarrel, but it will always show where it was patched. Always Show
• A woman might as well propose: her husband will claim she did. Claim
• The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world. Bed
• It is your enemies who keep you straight. For real use one active, sneering enemy is worth two ordinary friends. Active
• People tolerate those they fear further than those they love. Anxiety
• The man who insists he as good as anybody, believes he is better. Anybody
• When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time. All
• Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him. Abuse
• There is only one thing for a man to do who is married to a woman who enjoys spending money, and that is to enjoy… Earning
• There is no such thing as a convincing argument, although every man thinks he has one. Argument
• At first a woman doesn't want anything but a husband, but as soon as gets one, she wants everything else in the world. Everything Else
• The way to keep a cat is to try to chase it away. Cat
• No wonder the teacher knows so much; she has the book. Book
• When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time. Kill
• A reasonable probability is the only certainty. Certainty
• Friends are like a pleasant park where you wish to go; while you may enjoy the flowers, you may not eat them. Eat
• There is no get-rich-quick scheme equal to a poor girl marrying a rich man. Equal
• People never have confidence in a Big Talker. They know his statements must be cut down, but they can never tell how much. Big
• Nothing is wonderful when you get used to it. Adaptation
• Some people never have anything except ideals. Anything Except

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