The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it. E. W. Howe More Quotes by E. W. Howe More Quotes From E. W. Howe The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it. E. W. Howe gratitudeappreciationlife People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do. E. W. Howe neglecttryingpeople The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it. E. W. Howe runningaveragemen The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win. E. W. Howe fightingdogwinning A thief believes everybody steals. E. W. Howe thievesbelievelying When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have. E. W. Howe pianomusicpeople Some people never have anything except ideals. E. W. Howe idealspeople All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into. E. W. Howe marriedliteraturepeople 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 womengirlhate 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 teenageteachingeducation 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 halftryingworld There is no such thing as a convincing argument, although every man thinks he has one. E. W. Howe opinionmenthinking 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 braggingcuttingpeople Put cream and sugar on a fly and it tastes very much like a raspberry. E. W. Howe raspberriessugartaste No man is smart, except by comparison to those who know less E. W. Howe words-of-wisdomsmartmen 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 honestypowerfulmistake Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the right to answer. E. W. Howe readingmenlong A woman does not spend all her time in buying things; she spends part of it in taking them back. E. W. Howe buying-thingswomendoe Everyone hates a martyr; it's no wonder martyrs were burned at the stake. E. W. Howe stakeshatewonder 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-knownaginghope
