Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer. E. W. Howe More Quotes by E. W. Howe More Quotes From E. W. Howe People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do. E. W. Howe neglect trying people The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it. E. W. Howe running average men The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win. E. W. Howe fighting dog winning A thief believes everybody steals. E. W. Howe thieves believe lying When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have. E. W. Howe piano music people Some people never have anything except ideals. E. W. Howe ideals people All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into. E. W. Howe married literature people Somehow, everyone hates to see an unusually pretty girl get married. It is like taking a bite out of a very fine-looking peach. E. W. Howe women girl hate 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. E. W. Howe teenage teaching education 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. E. W. Howe half trying world There is no such thing as a convincing argument, although every man thinks he has one. E. W. Howe opinion men thinking People never have confidence in a Big Talker. They know his statements must be cut down, but they can never tell how much. E. W. Howe bragging cutting people Put cream and sugar on a fly and it tastes very much like a raspberry. E. W. Howe raspberries sugar taste No man is smart, except by comparison to those who know less E. W. Howe words-of-wisdom smart men Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people straight as a policeman. E. W. Howe honesty powerful mistake Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the right to answer. E. W. Howe reading men long A woman does not spend all her time in buying things; she spends part of it in taking them back. E. W. Howe buying-things women doe Everyone hates a martyr; it's no wonder martyrs were burned at the stake. E. W. Howe stakes hate wonder There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope. E. W. Howe well-known aging hope 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. E. W. Howe care money men