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
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.
men knowing promise
Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail.
singing church christianity
If you go to church, and like the singing better than the preaching, that's not orthodox.
ideas
A poem is no place for an idea.
boys faces
When you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face.
son men life-is
About all some men accomplish in life is to send a son to Harvard.
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.
life blow long
So long as we do not blow our brains out, we have decided life is worth living.
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.
success men realizing
A successful man cannot realize how hard an unsuccessful man finds life.
love men littles
If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.
wise true-friend answers
An honest answer is the sign of true friendship.
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.