Edgar Watson Howe

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“You can’t talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into.” — Stephen Covey

“The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.” — Gordon B. Hinckley

“Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your own experience or convictions.” — Dag Hammarskjold

“One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a person that even a bargain costs money.” — Edgar Watson Howe

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” — Seneca

“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.” — Louisa May Alcott

“By saying you don’t care if the world falls apart, in some small way you’re saying you want it to stay together, on your terms.” — John Green and David Levithan

“Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.” — Edgar Watson Howe

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20161001

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“Laws, like the spider’s webs, catch the flies and let the hawk go free.” — Danish Proverb

“The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult.” — Madame Marie du Deffand

“Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride carries its banner to the last and fast as it is driven from one field unfurls it in another, never admitting that there is a shade less honor in the second field than in the first, or in the third than in the second.” — Helen Hunt Jackson

“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.” — Edgar Watson Howe

 

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“Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.” — Barbara Kingsolver

“It is the bold man who every time does best, at home or abroad.” — Homer

“Sunsets are proof that endings can often be beautiful too.” — Beau Taplin

“Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.” — Edgar Watson Howe

 

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“The young know the rules, the old know the exceptions.” — Confucius

“Encouragement is oxygen for the soul. It takes very little effort to give it, but the return in others is huge.” — John C. Maxwell

“Maturation is when you realize how many things don’t require your comment.” — Rachel Wolchin

“To be an ideal guest, stay at home.” — Edgar Watson Howe

 

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“It’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.” — Steven Pressfield

“We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.” — Albert Einstein

“No man’s credit is as good as his money.” — Edgar Watson Howe

“My mother always told me I wouldn’t amount to anything because I procrastinate; I said ‘Just wait.’” — Judy Tenuta