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

Quote by Edgar Watson Howe

Topics: Reading Quotes

Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to have an...

Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to have an...

For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when...

For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when...

The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is...

The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is...

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.

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.

A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.

If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.

If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.

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.

If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not...

If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not...

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...

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

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

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...

It's no credit to anyone to work too hard

It's no credit to anyone to work too hard

The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally...

The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally...

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

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

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

Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the...

Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the...

Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.

Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.

When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and...

When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and...