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E. W. Howe
Age: 84 †
Born: 1853
Born: May 3
Died: 1937
Died: October 3
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Edgar Watson Howe
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Most people put off till tomorrow that which they should have done yesterday.
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Few men progress, except as they are pushed along by events.
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No man can smile in the face of adversity and mean 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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People never have confidence in a Big Talker. They know his statements must be cut down, but they can never tell how much.
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When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.
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If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.
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Bravery is knowledge of the cowardice of the enemy.
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Put cream and sugar on a fly and it tastes very much like a raspberry.
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Where the guests at a gathering are well-acquainted, they eat 20 per cent more than they otherwise would.
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Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
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If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
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If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
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No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.
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The more wealth a man has, the louder his children talk.
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There is only one thing people like that is good for them a good night's sleep.
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All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.
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Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing youth has.
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People tolerate those they fear further than those they love.
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The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.
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