Everyone has something ancestral, even if it is nothing more than a disease

Quote by Edgar Watson Howe

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Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail

Financial sense is knowing that certain men will promise to do certain things, and fail

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.

Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.

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...

Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.

Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband? About 30 pounds.

What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband? About 30 pounds.

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Relationships are so much like the United States - they only really thrive when faced...

Relationships are so much like the United States - they only really thrive when faced...