A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
– Edward W. Howe
A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
– Edward W. Howe
Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.
– Edward W. Howe
If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.
– Edward W. Howe
If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
– Edward W. Howe
Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.
– Edward W. Howe
It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.
– Edward W. Howe
Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.
– Edward W. Howe
Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.
– Edward W. Howe
No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.
– Edward W. Howe
No woman ever falls in love with a man unless she has a better opinion of him than he deserves.
– Edward W. Howe
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
– Edward W. Howe
Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.
– Edward W. Howe
Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
– Edward W. Howe
There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.
– Edward W. Howe
There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope.
– Edward W. Howe
What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
– Edward 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.
– Edward W. Howe
When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.
– Edward W. Howe
When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.
– Edward W. Howe
You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
– Edward W. Howe
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.