24 Quotes by Edgar Watson Howe

When I get hold of a book I particularly admire, I am so enthusiastic that I loan it to someone who never brings it back.

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.

One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money.

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep

The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.

Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.

I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting known.

Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing youth has.

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