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

Quote by Edgar Watson Howe

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Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.

Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.

When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite...

When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite...

The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses...

The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses...

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

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

All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married...

All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married...

The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.

The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.

Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.

Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been...

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been...

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect...

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect...

A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say...

A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say...

When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and...

When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and...

Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing...

Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing...

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

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

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

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

A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier, and hoarser than his wife.

A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier, and hoarser than his wife.

Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the...

Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the...

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its...

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its...

For the reader who has put away comic books, but isn't yet ready for editorials...

For the reader who has put away comic books, but isn't yet ready for editorials...