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
night things-in-life accomplishment
The most agreeable thing in life is worthy accomplishment. It is not possible that the idle tramp is as contented as the farmers along the road who own their own farms, and whose credit is good at the bank in town. When the tramps get together at night, they abuse the farmers, but do not get as much satisfaction out of it as do the farmers who abuse the tramps. The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
benefits belief duty
I declare my belief that it is not your duty to do anything that is not to your own interest. Whenever it is unquestionably your duty to do a thing, then it will benefit you to perform that duty.
party people cocktails
There must be some good in the cocktail party to account for its immense vogue among otherwise sane people.
men virtue virtuous
Men are virtuous because women are; women are virtuous from necessity.
men religion wicked
A religion that never suffices to govern a man will never suffice to save him; that which does not sufficiently distinguish one from a wicked world will never distinguish him from a perishing world.
motivation fire furniture
A loafer never works except when there is a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.
confused affair enough
When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.
pay schemes wells
No scheme pays as well as legitimate business.
money men care
If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.
life blow long
So long as we do not blow our brains out, we have decided life is worth living.
faith home long
Faith may have removed mountains way off somewhere, a long time ago, but it won't remove a wart at home this week.
men progress events
Few men progress, except as they are pushed along by events.
truth ordinary affair
We must be truthful and fair in the ordinary affairs of life before we can be truthful and fair in patriotism and religion.
men able world
The greatest thing in the world is for a man to be able to do something well, and say nothing about it.