E. W. Howe
E. W. Howe
Edgar Watson Howe, sometimes referred to as E. W. 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. Howe was well traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth3 May 1853
CountryUnited States of America
selfishness may cold
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.
wise wisdom men
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.
men talking america
I express many absurd opinions. But I am not the first man to do it; American freedom consists largely in talking nonsense.
men oatmeal diets
When a man diets, he eats oatmeal in addition to everything else he usually eats.
enemy should foe
A conquered foe should be watched.
smile mean adversity
No man can smile in the face of adversity and mean it.
mean opinion telling-the-truth
Express a mean opinion of yourself occasionally; it will show your friends that you know how to tell the truth.
god wonder lord
We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us.
boys faces
When you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face.
singing church christianity
If you go to church, and like the singing better than the preaching, that's not orthodox.
men knowing promise
Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail.
freedom book graves
We are not free, it was not intended we should be. A book of rules is placed in our cradle, and we never get rid of it until we reach our graves. Then we are free, and only then.
children men talking
Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.
fool sides goats
One has fear in front of a goat, in back of a mule, and on every side of a fool