31 Quotes By E. W. Howe


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

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom wait until they have been married longer.
E. W. Howe on anniversary

Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.
E. W. Howe on business

Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.
E. W. Howe on death

If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
E. W. Howe on experience

If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
E. W. Howe on faith

When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
E. W. Howe on friendship

Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.
E. W. Howe on friendship

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.
E. W. Howe on friendship

The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
E. W. Howe on friendship

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
E. W. Howe on good

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.
E. W. Howe on great

The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.
E. W. Howe on home

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
E. W. Howe on home

If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
E. W. Howe on home

There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope.
E. W. Howe on hope

If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
E. W. Howe on learning

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.
E. W. Howe on life

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom wait until they have been married longer.
E. W. Howe on marriage

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.
E. W. Howe on marriage