Quotes from E. W. Howe

Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.

Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better.

Love affairs have always greatly interested me, but I do not greatly care for them in books or moving pictures. In a love affair, I wish to be the hero, with no audience present.

We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us.

The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.

The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.

No man's credit is as good as his money.

When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.

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.

When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.

The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.

Age 40 & the 40s. — People often say to a boy when he eats between meals: "It will spoil your dinner." But, piecing between meals never spoils your meals until after you pass forty.

Of course there is no such thing as true love, but there is an imitation that is very pleasant.

There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.

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.

No man is smart, except by comparison to those who know less

Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.

To avoid mistakes and regrets, always consult your wife before engaging in a flirtation.

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 a wolf.

Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.

A man forgets his good luck next day, but remembers his bad luck until next year.

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.

Occasionally you hear a man boasting how good his credit is, but, as a matter of fact, no man's credit is as good as his money.

People often say to a boy when he eats between meals: "It will spoil your dinner." But, piecing between meals never spoils your meals until after you pass forty.