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13535 quotesCommon sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
Common Sense
Edgar Watson Howe
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Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.
Friends and Friendship
Edgar Watson Howe
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Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.
Injury
Edgar Watson Howe
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Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.
Children
Edgar Watson Howe
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Farmers only worry during the growing season, but towns people worry all the time.
Farming and Farmers
Edgar Watson Howe
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Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.
Fishing
Edgar Watson Howe
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Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.
Promises
Edgar Watson Howe
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I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting known.
Complaints and Complaining
Edgar Watson Howe
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I think I am better than the people who are trying to reform me.
Reform
Edgar Watson Howe
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Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.
Truth
Edgar Watson Howe
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Most of us are either too think to enjoy eating, or too fat to enjoy walking.
Food and Eating
Edgar Watson Howe
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Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.
Secrets
Edgar Watson Howe
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One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
Respectability
Edgar Watson Howe
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People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
Trying
Edgar Watson Howe
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The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
Judgment and Judges
Edgar Watson Howe
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The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
Causes
Edgar Watson Howe
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The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.
Modesty
Edgar Watson Howe
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The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.
Amusement
Edgar Watson Howe
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The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
Argument
Edgar Watson Howe
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
Fights and Fighting
Edgar Watson Howe
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The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.
Trials
Edgar Watson Howe
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What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
Reputation
Edgar Watson Howe
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When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
Time and Time Management
Edgar Watson Howe
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Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing youth has.
Youth
Edgar Watson Howe
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The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.
Writers and Writing
Julia Ward Howe
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun