The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep

Quote by Edgar Watson Howe

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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...

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

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

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

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

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

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 few men who have managed to reach heaven must be terribly spoiled by this...

The few men who have managed to reach heaven must be terribly spoiled by this...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.

Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.