171 Quotes by E.W. Howe

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

When a man once gets a start holding office, it is nearly always necessary to finally choke him off.

About all some men accomplish in life is to send a son to Harvard.

Nothing pleases a woman quite so well as to look so sweet that a man wants to kiss her, and then abuse him for his impudence.

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 only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night’s sleep.

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

The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.

If a woman doesn’t chase a man a little, she doesn’t love him.