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There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.
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Another thing which is about as sure as death and taxes, is that no man can go on bluffing indefinitely without being called.
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If you have sense enough to realize why flies gather around a restaurant, you should be able to appreciate why men run for office.
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Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.
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The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.
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Men are virtuous because the women are; women are virtuous from necessity.
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I do not love my neighbor as myself, and apologize to no one.
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Every time you become confidential with some people, you hear of a new kind of dirty trick.
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Having fun is a dismal business after you pass fifty.
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Nearly every man is a coward, if confronted by the proper terror.
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Man is still a savage to the extent that he has little respect for anything that cannot hurt him.
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Men are a good deal better collectively than they are individually. Many a man will do that privately which he will denounce in a crowd.
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Probably you have noted the resemblance of the critic to the crank.
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Loving everybody is polygamy. I care for no friend who loves his enemy equally well.
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How good we all are, in theory, to the old; and how in fact we wish them to wander off like old dogs, die without bothering us, and bury themselves.
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If you go to church, and like the singing better than the preaching, that's not orthodox.
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I declare my belief that it is not your duty to do anything that is not to your own interest. Whenever it is unquestionably your duty to do a thing, then it will benefit you to perform that duty.
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If the fools do not control the world, it isn't because they are not in the majority.
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The only gambling tip which amounts to anything is to keep out of the game.
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A man has a right to think lots of things he has no right to say.
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A man who will not get scared on some occasions, lacks good sense.
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Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.
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So long as we do not blow our brains out, we have decided life is worth living.
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No really sensible person ever remembers enough poetry to recite it.
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It is a matter of regret that many low, mean suspicions turn out to be well founded.
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We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
Lady Randolph Churchill
E. W. Howe
Born:
May 3, 1853
Died:
October 3, 1937
(aged 84)
Bio:
Edgar Watson Howe, sometimes referred to as E. W. Howe, was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was perhaps best known for his magazine, E.W. Howe's Monthly.
Known for:
The mystery of The Locks (1885)
Ventures in Common Sense (1919)
Country town sayings (1911)
The blessing of business (1918)
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