171 Quotes by E.W. Howe

When you can’t do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face.

The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.

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

The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.

Love affairs have always greatly interested me, but I do not greatly care for them in books or moving pictures. In a love affair, I wish to be the hero, with no audience present.

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

Some people never have anything except ideals.

Everyone hates a martyr; it’s no wonder martyrs were burned at the stake.

If you have sense enough to realize why flies gather around a restaurant, you should be able to appreciate why men run for office.