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
business men trying
When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time.
cat funny-cat trying
The way to keep a cat is to try to chase it away.
people trying neglect
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
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.
man sell time trying
When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.
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.