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
smile mean adversity
No man can smile in the face of adversity and mean it.
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.
hate wonder stakes
Everyone hates a martyr; it's no wonder martyrs were burned at the stake.
taste raspberries sugar
Put cream and sugar on a fly and it tastes very much like a raspberry.
fool majority world
If the fools do not control the world, it isn't because they are not in the majority.
children men talking
Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.
should-have yesterday people
Most people put off till tomorrow that which they should have done yesterday.
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.
men virtue virtuous
Men are virtuous because women are; women are virtuous from necessity.
party people cocktails
There must be some good in the cocktail party to account for its immense vogue among otherwise sane people.
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.