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W. E. B. Griffin

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E. W. HOWE
Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.
E. W. HOWE
Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which d...
E. W. HOWE
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
E. W. HOWE
Instead of loving your enemies - treat your friends a little better.
E. W. HOWE
One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.
E. W. HOWE
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
E. W. HOWE
Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.
E. W. HOWE
When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will hav...
E. W. HOWE
The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to ...
E. W. HOWE
A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.
E. W. HOWE
The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciat...
E. W. HOWE
The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out hap...
W. E. CHANNING
The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a s...
E. W. DIJKSTRA
Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
E. W. DIJKSTRA
It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult...
E. W. HOWE
Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.
E. W. HOWE
To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
E. W. HOWE
Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.
E. W. HOWE
When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up...
E. W. HOWE
A thief believes everybody steals.
E. W. HOWE
The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.
E. W. HOWE
There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.
E. W. HOWE
The fathers of the field had been pretty confusing: John von Neumann speculated about computers and ...
E. W. DIJKSTRA
The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be reguarded as a criminal offen...
E. W. DIJKSTRA
It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposur...
E. W. DIJKSTRA
There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.
E. W. HOWE
The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.
E. W. HOWE
The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at ...
E. W. HOWE
People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.
E. W. HOWE
When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
E. W. HOWE
You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well ...
E. W. HOWE
When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.
E. W. HOWE
A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.
E. W. HOWE
When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.
E. W. HOWE
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
E. W. HOWE
When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.
E. W. HOWE
Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.
E. W. HOWE
For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone.
E. W. HOWE
Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.
E. W. HOWE
Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.
E. W. HOWE
Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
E. W. HOWE
Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.
E. W. HOWE
What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
E. W. HOWE
There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do an...
E. W. HOWE
No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.
E. W. HOWE
Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.
E. W. HOWE
It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfish...
E. W. HOWE
If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagi...
E. W. HOWE
Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.
E. W. HOWE