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
work men one-day
If a man takes one day off, it takes him about three days to get the harness fitted again.
historical age growing
One trouble with growing old is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous historical figure, who didn't amount to much when he was your age.
people fattening ifs
Most people eat as if they were fattening themselves for market.
president
A women could never be President. A condidate must be over 35, and where are you going to find a woman who will admit she's over 35?
insult lawsuit
Nearly every lawsuit is an insult to the intelligence of both plaintiff and defendant.
humorous sister-in-law want
If you want to know how old a woman is . . . ask her sister-in-law.
common-sense results worthy
What is common sense? That which attracts the least opposition that which brings most agreeable and worthy results.
should-have yesterday people
Most people put off till tomorrow that which they should have done yesterday.
do-it-yourself wells
You can't do anything unless you do it yourself. And usually you can't do it yourself very well.
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.
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.
party people cocktails
There must be some good in the cocktail party to account for its immense vogue among otherwise sane people.
men virtue virtuous
Men are virtuous because women are; women are virtuous from necessity.
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.