"Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Adversity
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"As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Difficulties
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"Don't be crazy to do a lot of things you can't do ."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Difficulties
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"Nothing is wonderful when you get used to it."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Familiarity
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"Farmers only worry during the growing season, but towns people worry all the time."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Farming and Farmers
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"The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Fights and Fighting
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"Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Fishing
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"Most of us are either too think to enjoy eating, or too fat to enjoy walking."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Food and Eating
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"A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Forgiveness
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"American freedom consists largely in talking nonsense."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Freedom
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"Instead of loving your enemies -- treat your friends a little better."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Friends and Friendship
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"Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Friends and Friendship
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"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."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Friends and Friendship
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"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."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Friends and Friendship
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"You may easily play a joke on a man who likes to argue -- agree with him."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Agreement
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"The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Amusement
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"None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Ancestry
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"To be an ideal guest, stay at home."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Guests
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"A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Heroes and Heroism
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"The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Home
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"A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Humility
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"Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Injury
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"The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Judgment and Judges
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"If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Laughter
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"The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Argument
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"If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Love
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"The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Modesty
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"No man's credit is ever as good as his money."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Money
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"When a man says money can do anything, that settles it. He hasn't any."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Money
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"Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Promises
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"Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Punctuality
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"I think I am better than the people who are trying to reform me."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Reform
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"What people say behind your back is your standing in the community."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Reputation
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"One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Respectability
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"Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Secrets
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"Every successful man I have heard of has done the best he could with conditions as he found them..."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Success
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"The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Causes
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"A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Theory
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"A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Theory
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"When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time."

Howe, Edgar Watson on Time and Time Management
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