A man needs a friend not to flatter him, but to strengthen him at his weak points.
Quotes from Country Town Sayings — E. W. Howe
1853–1937 United States
20 quotes
Country Town Sayings (1911)
Automobiles are like people: the cheap ones are noisy.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
Country Town Sayings (1911)
No man has all the wisdom in the world; everyone has some.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
A small man always has one weapon he can use against a great big man: he can "talk" about him.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
Country Town Sayings (1911)
People hate the man who is a constant drain on their sympathy.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
Every time you become confidential with some people, you hear of a new kind of dirty trick.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
A woman does not spend all her time in buying things; she spends part of it in taking them back.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
Country Town Sayings (1911)
One of the most difficult things in the world is to learn to take a hint easily.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
To want your own way is a very bad habit, for you will never get it.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
There is usually enough of everything on the table except cream.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
No man knows where his business ends and his neighbor's begins.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
Country Town Sayings (1911)
As a rule, you'll not have much trouble having your way, if you are right.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
Having fun is a dismal business after you pass fifty.
Country Town Sayings (1911)
Country Town Sayings (1911)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: E. W. Howe (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.