186 Quotes by E. W. Howe

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.

There is something in the red of a raspberry pie that looks as good to a man as the red in a sheep looks to a wolf.

One has fear in front of a goat, in back of a mule, and on every side of a fool

As soon as the people fix one Shame of the World, another turns up.

Some people never have anything except ideals.

I try to have no plans the failure of which would greatly annoy me. Half the unhappiness in the world is due to the failure of plans which were never reasonable, and often impossible.

An honest answer is the sign of true friendship.

People never have confidence in a Big Talker. They know his statements must be cut down, but they can never tell how much.