Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.

Quote by Edgar Watson Howe

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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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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.

A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say...

A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say...

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.

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...

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

Half the promises people say were never kept, were never made.

Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.

Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.

One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has...

One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has...

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...

A thief believes everybody steals.

A thief believes everybody steals.

It's no crime to steal from a thief

It's no crime to steal from a thief

He that steals an egg will steal an ox

He that steals an egg will steal an ox