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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It's no credit to anyone to work too hard

It's no credit to anyone to work too hard

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

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 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.

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...

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 little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to...

The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to...

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

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the...

It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the...

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...

Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.

Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it...

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it...

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.

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

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.

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.

The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.

The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.

When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything...

When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything...

If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them,...

If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them,...

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat...

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat...