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"51 Edgar Watson Howe Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 3 May 1853. Died: 3 October 1937 | Novelist | Editor |

When I get hold of a book I particularly admire, I am so enthusiastic that I loan it to someone who never brings it back.

Get Hold Book Admire
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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

Man Keep Secret Wise
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A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.

Man Do More Stubbornness
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A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.

Modest Man Usually Admired
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A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

Woman Forgive Nodding Acquaintance
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If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.

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

Always Type Man Loves
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If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used to give it expression.

Faith Oppossed Experience Human
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All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.
Troubles People Have Life
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Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.

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

Man Sell You Imagine
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For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone.
Every Quarrel Man Wife
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Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.

Virtue Valuable Men Women
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Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

Abuse Friends Expect Consider
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What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.

What Say Behind Standing
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Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.

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

Trouble People Call Sympathize
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When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
Men Regretting Life Short
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The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.

Worst Home World Homesicknessa
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When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.

Man Trust Luck
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Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.

Men Exaggerated Idea Right
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If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.

Woman Chase Little Love
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The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.

Average Man Judgement Poor
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Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.

Marriage Good Circus Represented
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A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.
Woman Old Before Breakfast
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The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.

Feeling Sleepiness Bed Meanest
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Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.
Some Men Alive Simply
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People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.

People Neglecting Something Trying
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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.

Man Money Sign Care
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You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.

You Needn't Enemy Refrain
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The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
Little Trouble World Love
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No woman ever falls in love with a man unless she has a better opinion of him than he deserves.

Woman Ever Falls Love
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If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.

Learn Laugh Troubles Grow
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
Underdog Often Fight Start
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Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.

Half Time Think
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Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.

Living-up Ideals Everyday Work
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Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

Many People Truthful Uncontrollable
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Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.

Instead Loving Enemies Treat
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The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.

Way Troubles Never Simple
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Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.

Many Man Saved Thief
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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.

Friend Trouble Annoy Think
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The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.

Modest Person Admired Hear
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To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
Ideal Stay Home
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One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.

Surprising World Respect Worthless
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A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.

Good Worth Scare Man
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There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.

Like People Good Night
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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.

Hard Convince High-school Student
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When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.

People Good Music Homesick
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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.

Successful Person Heard Best
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The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.

Greatest Humiliation Life Work
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Edgar Watson Howe Quotes & Sayings