Edgar Watson Howe

A theory is...

A theory is...

A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.

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The sounder your...

The sounder your...

The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.

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I try to...

I try to...

I try to have no plans the failure of which would greatly annoy me. Half the unhappiness in the world is due to the...

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Common sense is...

Common sense is...

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.

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When you are...

When you are...

When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the...

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No man would...

No man would...

No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.

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A good scare...

A good scare...

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.

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People are always...

People are always...

People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't...

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You can't do...

You can't do...

You can't do anything unless you do it yourself. And usually you can't do it yourself very...

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A modest man...

A modest man...

A modest man is usually admired -- if people ever hear of him.

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Families with babies...

Families with babies...

Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.

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Wise Man: One...

Wise Man: One...

Wise Man: One who sees the storm coming before the clouds appear.

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Don't be crazy...

Don't be crazy...

Don't be crazy to do a lot of things you can't do .

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If you don't...

If you don't...

If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're...

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Doing business without...

Doing business without...

Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing but nobody else...

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Youth is about...

Youth is about...

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

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To know when...

To know when...

To know when to be generous and when firm -- this is wisdom.

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Half the promises...

Half the promises...

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

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Most people put...

Most people put...

Most people put off till tomorrow that which they should have done yesterday.

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I never met...

I never met...

I never met a man so mean that I was not willing he should admire me.

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