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
new-year home guests
To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
men pie sheep
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.
life gratitude appreciation
The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.
regret life-is-short men
When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
education teenage teaching
It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.
people ideals
Some people never have anything except ideals.
people trying neglect
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
music piano people
When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.
respect men literature
One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
trying half world
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 of plans which were never reasonable, and often impossible.
good-night sleep people
There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.
cutting people bragging
People never have confidence in a Big Talker. They know his statements must be cut down, but they can never tell how much.
friendship relationship patience
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.
life men worry
Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.