A loafer never works except when there's a fire; then he will carry…

Quote byE. W. Howe · 1853–1937

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ventures in Common Sense (1919), p171..

English (original)

A loafer never works except when there's a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.

— 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 keep.

Having fun is a dismal business after you pass fifty.

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

Men are virtuous because the women are; women are virtuous from necessity.

A woman does not spend all her time in buying things; she spends part of it in taking them back.

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