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
friendship enemy littles
Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.
simple way trouble
The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in
friendship relationship patience
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.
time worry growing
Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.
adversity men justice
Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
sleep insomnia emotional
The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.
funny humor men
Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.
expression giving literature
If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
funny-marriage circus advertising
Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.
wise motivation fear
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
wise true-friend answers
An honest answer is the sign of true friendship.
should-have yesterday people
Most people put off till tomorrow that which they should have done yesterday.
party people cocktails
There must be some good in the cocktail party to account for its immense vogue among otherwise sane people.
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.