E. W. Howe: Man

“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.”

“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.”

“When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time.”

“The experience of the world is worth more than the experience of any one man.”

“Another thing which is about as sure as death and taxes, is that no man can go on bluffing indefinitely without being called.”

“People hate the man who is a constant drain on their sympathy.”

“A small man always has one weapon he can use against a great big man: he can "talk" about him.”

“Every man has a long list of things that should be done, but which he knows can't be done. Yet he continues to talk about them as long as he lives.”

“When you hear that a certain man is so good that he wants to help everybody, you may depend upon it that he started the story.”

“A man needs a friend not to flatter him, but to strengthen him at his weak points.”

“No man knows where his business ends and his neighbor's begins.”

“No man has all the wisdom in the world; everyone has some.”

“When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.”