Quotes by Edgar W. Howe

Edgar W. Howe

Edgar W. Howe

American journalist and writer

Lived from: 1853 - 1937

Category: Media | Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 3 may 1853 Died: 3 october 1937

  • The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
  • Farmers only worry during the growing season, but towns people worry all the time.
  • When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
  • Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.
  • The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.
  • Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.
  • The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
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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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  • If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.
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  • A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.
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  • A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.
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  • A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
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  • A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
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  • Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
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  • American freedom consists largely in talking nonsense.
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  • As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private.
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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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  • Don't be crazy to do a lot of things you can't do .
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  • Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.
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  • Every successful man I have heard of has done the best he could with conditions as he found them...
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  • Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.
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  • Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.
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  • Farmers only worry during the growing season, but towns people worry all the time.
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  • Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.
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  • Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.
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  • I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting known.
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What are the most famous quotes from Edgar W. Howe?

The two most famous quotes from Edgar W. Howe are:

  • "A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man."
  • "If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him."

When did Edgar W. Howe live?

Edgar W. Howe was born in 1853 and died in the year 1937.