E. W. Howe Quotes


It is your enemies who keep you straight. For real use one active, sneering enemy is worth two ordinary friends.


Citations

Howe, E. W. Ventures in Common Sense. Alfred A. Knopf, 1919.

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E. W. Howe
E. W. Howe
  • Born: May 3, 1853
  • Died: October 3, 1937
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Novelist

Edgar Watson Howe, was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was perhaps best known for his magazine, E.W. Howe's Monthly. Howe was well traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials.