Zitate von Edgar Watson Howe
Ein bekanntes Zitat von Edgar Watson Howe:
Philosophie ist Vernuft. Wenn sie nicht vernüftig ist, ist sie keine Philosophie.
Informationen über Edgar Watson Howe
Journalist (USA, 1853 - 1937).
Edgar Watson Howe · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum
Edgar Watson Howe wäre heute 170 Jahre, 11 Monate, 29 Tage oder 62.456 Tage alt.
Geboren am 03.05.1853
Gestorben am 03.10.1937
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Weitere 54 Zitate von Edgar Watson Howe
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A person is admired for his modesty - that is if people ever hear about him at all.
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An offense cannot be wiped out by an apology.
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As a man handles his troubles during the day, he goes to bed at night a General, Captain or Private.
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Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone; all admit it grudgingly.
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Every man is a reformer until reform tramps on his toes.
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Every successful man I have heard of has done the best he could with conditions as he found them, and not waited until the next year for better.
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Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake.
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I declare my belief that it is not your duty to do anything that is not to your own interest. Whenever it is unquestionably your duty to do a thing, then it will benefit your to perform that duty.
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I have long been disposed to judge men by their average. If it is reasonably high, I am charitable with faults that look pretty black.
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I try to have no plans the failure of which would greatly annoy me. Half the unhappiness in the world is due to the failure of plans which were never reasonable, and often impossible.
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If a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
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If you succeed in life, you must do it in spite of the efforts of others to pull you down. There is nothing in the idea that people are willing to help those who help themselves. People are willing to help a man who can't help himself, but as soon as a man is able to help himself, and does it, they join in making his life as uncomfortable as possible.
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In thousands of years there has been no advance in public morals, in philosophy, in religion or in politics, but the advance in business has been the greatest miracle the world has ever known.
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Instead of loving your enemies, treat your friends better.
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Life is like a game of cards. Reliability is the ace, industry the king, politeness the queen, thrift the jack. Commonsense is playing to best advantage the cards you draw. And every day, as the game proceeds, you will find the ace, king, queen, jack in your hand and opportunity to use them.
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Many of the optimists in the world don't own a hundred dollars, and because of their optimism never will.
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News: anything that makes a woman say: "For heaven's sake!".
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No man ever knows the few joys of living without some sort of success to his credit. Of all the games worth a candle, success to his credit. Of all the games worth a candle, success is first. The greatest punishment is to be despised by your neighbors, the world and members of your family.
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The greatest thing in the world is for a man to be able to do something well, and say nothing about it.
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The history of mankind is one long record of giving revolution another trial - and then limping back at last to sanity, safty and hard work!
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