The most destructive criticism is indifference.

Quote by Edgar Watson Howe

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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 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.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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 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.

It's no credit to anyone to work too hard

It's no credit to anyone to work too hard

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...

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...

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

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...

When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and...

When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and...

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.

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

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

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...

I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they...

I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they...

Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something...

Marriage is not a noun; it's a verb. It isn't something you get. It's something...