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Adversity
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Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
-Edward W. Howe
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Agreement
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You may easily play a joke on a man who likes to argue -- agree with him.
-Edward W. Howe
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Ancestry, Ancestors
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None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.
-Edward W. Howe
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Argument & Debate
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The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
-Edward W. Howe
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Assumptions
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A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
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A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
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Children
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Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.
-Edward W. Howe
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Common Sense
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Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
-Edward W. Howe
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Crime
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Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.
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A thief believes everybody steals.
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Difficulty
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As a man handles his troubles during the day, so he goes to bed at night a General, Captain, or Private.
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Don't be crazy to do a lot of things you can't do .
-Edward W. Howe
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Effort
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People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
-Edward W. Howe
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Farming
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Farmers only worry during the growing season, but towns people worry all the time.
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Fight, Fighting
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
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Fish, Fishing
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Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.
-Edward W. Howe
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Food
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Most of us are either too think to enjoy eating, or too fat to enjoy walking.
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Forgiveness
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A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.
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Freedom
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American freedom consists largely in talking nonsense.
-Edward W. Howe
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Friends
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Instead of loving your enemies -- treat your friends a little better.
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Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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When 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.
-Edward W. Howe
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Guests
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To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
-Edward W. Howe
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Heroes/Heroism
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A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't like pie when he sees there isn't enough to go around.
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Books by and about Edward W. Howe