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 men captains
As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private.
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.
good-night sleep people
There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.
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.