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.
Edgar Watson Howe
One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself
Edgar Watson Howe
Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing youth has.
Edgar Watson Howe
Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist
Edgar Watson Howe
Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
Edgar Watson Howe
None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.
Edgar Watson Howe
Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising
Edgar Watson Howe
When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.
Edgar Watson Howe
The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.
Edgar Watson Howe