E. W. Howe

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

“There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.”

“You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.”

“When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.”

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

“A thief believes everybody steals.”

“A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.”

“Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better.”

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

“When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.”

“Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.”

“The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.”

“Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.”