Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.

Quote by Edgar Watson Howe

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Instead of loving your enemies, treat your friends a little better.

Instead of loving your enemies, treat your friends a little better.

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

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.

Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.

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...

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...

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

No woman ever falls in love with a man unless she has a better opinion...

No woman ever falls in love with a man unless she has a better opinion...

There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's...

There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's...

If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how...

If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how...

Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.

Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.

The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy...

The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy...

No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn...

No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn...

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a...

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a...

The liberty of the press is most generally approved when it takes liberties with the...

The liberty of the press is most generally approved when it takes liberties with the...

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.

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half...

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half...

Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.

A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.

None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not...

None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not...