„Una teoria non ha più attinenza con un fatto di quanta non ne abbia una foto con la persona fotografata.“
— E. W. Howe
citato in Focus, n. 117, pag. 183
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E. W. Howe
Data di nascita: 3. Maggio 1853
Data di morte: 3. Ottobre 1937
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Edgar Watson Howe , scrittore ed editore statunitense.
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„There is usually enough of everything on the table except cream.“
— E. W. Howe
Country Town Sayings (1911), p31.
Pubblicità
„A woman does not spend all her time in buying things; she spends part of it in taking them back.“
— E. W. Howe
Country Town Sayings (1911), p16.
„Always remember that if a man knows where he can make a dollar, he will not tell you about it; he will go after it himself.“
— E. W. Howe
Country Town Sayings (1911), p137.
„When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time.“
— E. W. Howe
Country Town Sayings (1911), p34.
„The experience of the world is worth more than the experience of any one man.“
— E. W. Howe
E.W. Howe's Monthly January 1912.
„Of living creatures, business men are nearest sane; their philosophy is as accurate as their multiplication table.“
— E. W. Howe
Ventures in Common Sense (1919), p108.
Pubblicità
„We are now confronted with the necessity of remedying the remedies.“
— E. W. Howe
Ventures in Common Sense (1919), p61.
„Another thing which is about as sure as death and taxes, is that no man can go on bluffing indefinitely without being called.“
— E. W. Howe
Country Town Sayings (1911), p261.
„As a rule, you'll not have much trouble having your way, if you are right.“
— E. W. Howe
Country Town Sayings (1911), p49.
„Every time you become confidential with some people, you hear of a new kind of dirty trick.“
— E. W. Howe
Country Town Sayings (1911), p211.
Pubblicità
„People hate the man who is a constant drain on their sympathy.“
— E. W. Howe
Country Town Sayings (1911), p25.
„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.“
— E. W. Howe
Country Town Sayings (1911), p9.
„Having fun is a dismal business after you pass fifty.“
— E. W. Howe
Country Town Sayings (1911), p20.
