Edward Watson Howe

“The most destructive criticism is the one that is pointed out privately.”

“When a man is in doubt about what to do, he goes to bed.”

“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.”

“If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.”

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

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

“A man will do more for a woman than he will for any other creature on earth.”

“Save a part of your income and begin now, for the man with a surplus controls circumstances and the man without a surplus is controlled by circumstances.”

“Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.”

“It is a good thing to be rich, and a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be beloved of many friends.”

“About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.”

“A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.”

“The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.”

“A man is a fool if he drinks before he is fifty, and a fool if he doesn't drink afterward.”

“The man who can't make a mistake can't make anything.”

“Most people are waiting for something to happen. The smart ones are making things happen.”

“What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.”