Edgar Watson "Ed" Howe quotes and words of wisdom

"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."
Found in the topic Friendship.

"Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them."
Found in the topic Kill.

"A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier, and hoarser than his wife."
Found in the topic Husband.

"If 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."
Found in the topic Appropriateness.

"You needn?t love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough."
Found in the topic Endure.

"A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice."
Found in the topic Advice.

"The liberty of the press is most generally approved when it takes liberties with the other fellow, and leaves us alone."
Found in the topic Newspaper.

"Families with babies and families without are so sorry for each other."
Found in the topic Family.

"The joy of feeling fit physically is reflected in a clearer and more useful mind. You may read and study forever, but you come to no more important truthful conclusions than these two: 1. Take care of your body (eat and exercise properly), and your mind will improve. 2. Work hard, and be polite and fair, and your condition in the world will improve. No pills, tablets, lotions, philosophies, will do as much for you as this simple formula I have outlined. The formula is not of my invention. Every intelligent man of experience since time began has taught it as a natural fact."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start."
Found in the topic Agriculture.

"It?s no credit to anyone to work too hard."
Found in the topic Happiness.

"Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies."
Found in the topic Lever.

"Life is like a game of cards. Reliability is the ace, industry the king, politeness the queen, thrift the jack. Commonsense is playing to best advantage the cards you draw. And every day, as the game proceeds, you will find the ace, king, queen, jack in your hand and opportunity to use them."
Found in the topic Cards.

"No man would listen to you talk if he didn"t know it was his turn next."
Found in the topic Listen.

"A modest man is usually admired ? if people ever hear of him."
Found in the topic Modesty.

"Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made."
Found in the topic Promise.

"The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it."
Found in the topic Argument.

"A really busy person never knows how much he weighs."
Found in the topic Busy.

"No man"s credit is ever as good as his money."
Found in the topic Credit.

"Don"t abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism."
Found in the topic Crisis.

Interesting Quotes

The good man is the friend of all living things.Mahatma Gandhi - Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.A. A. Milne - English juvenile author (1882 - 1956)