All E. W. Howe Quotes
- If you have sense enough to realize why flies gather around a restaurant, you should be able to appreciate why men run for office. Able
- When a man once gets a start holding office, it is nearly always necessary to finally choke him off. Always Necessary
- No man has all the wisdom in the world; everyone has some. All
- 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… Any
- When I get hold of a book I particularly admire, I am so enthusiastic that I loan it to someone who never brings it back. Admire
- I try to have no plans the failure of which would greatly annoy me. Half the unhappiness in the world is due to the failure… Annoy
- Don't be crazy to do a lot of things you can't do .... Crazy
- A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country Country
- The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in Inspirational
- Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy Everyone
- I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting known. Believe
- Every man is a reformer until reform tramps on his toes. Every Man
- I have long been disposed to judge men by their average. If it is reasonably high, I am charitable with faults that look pretty black. Average
- The greatest thing in the world is for a man to be able to do something well, and say nothing about it. Able
- We must be truthful and fair in the ordinary affairs of life before we can be truthful and fair in patriotism and religion. Affair
- Few men progress, except as they are pushed along by events. Along
- There is something in the red of a raspberry pie that looks as good to a man as the red in a sheep looks to… Good
- No man is smart, except by comparison to those who know less Comparison
- Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people straight as a… Character
- A woman does not spend all her time in buying things; she spends part of it in taking them back. All