E. W. Howe

E. W. Howe

23 quotes

As a Novelist, magazine and newspaper editor, E. W. Howe brought a distinctive perspective that shines through in every quotation. Known for his magazine, E, their words carry the weight of lived experience. 31 of E. W. Howe's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Friendship, Men, Home, Marriage, and Work. As E. W. Howe put it: "The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home."

“Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.”

— E. W. Howe

Death

All Quotes by E. W. Howe

“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.”

— E. W. Howe

Friendship

“A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.”

— E. W. Howe

Good

“When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.”

— E. W. Howe

Music

“Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.”

— E. W. Howe

Business

“When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.”

— E. W. Howe

Trust

“Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.”

— E. W. Howe

Friendship

“A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.”

— E. W. Howe

War

“Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.”

— E. W. Howe

Marriage

“Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.”

— E. W. Howe

Death

“Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom wait until they have been married longer.”

— E. W. Howe

Anniversary

“There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.”

— E. W. Howe

Men

“If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.”

— E. W. Howe

Experience

“For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone.”

— E. W. Howe

Alone

“The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.”

— E. W. Howe

Friendship

“To be an ideal guest, stay at home.”

— E. W. Howe

Home

“One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.”

— E. W. Howe

Respect

“It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.”

— E. W. Howe

Friendship

“A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.”

— E. W. Howe

Religion

“The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.”

— E. W. Howe

Great

“The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.”

— E. W. Howe

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