Abusing the prosperous in order to curry the favor of the envious, is…

Quote byE. W. Howe · 1853–1937

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Country Town Sayings (1911), p. 199..

English (original)

Abusing the prosperous in order to curry the favor of the envious, is an old game that still works better than it should.

— 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.