The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can’t get there, is the meanest feeling in the world. – E. W. Howe
The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep. – E. W. Howe
It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry. – E. W. Howe
It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it. – E. W. Howe
You needn’t love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough. – E. W. Howe
When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars. – E. W. Howe
When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time. – E. W. Howe
If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression. – E. W. Howe
A woman who can’t forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man. – E. W. Howe
One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself. – E. W. Howe
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. – E. W. Howe
The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home. – E. W. Howe
