Quote by Edward W. Howe

I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting known.

I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting

Summary

This quote suggests that the act of grumbling, or expressing discontent or complaint, can be interpreted as a more polite and subdued version of fighting. It implies that instead of engaging in aggressive or confrontation behavior, voicing one's displeasure through grumbling can still serve as a means of expressing dissatisfaction and disagreement, but in a more civilized and restrained manner.

Topics

Pessimism

By Edward W. Howe

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late

Benjamin Franklin

Life

Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises

Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

the doer is merely a fiction added to the deed the deed is

the doer is merely a fiction added to the deed the deed is everything.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Identity Action Deed

This was our last stop. This was it. We had those two embryo

This was our last stop. This was it. We had those two embryos that we had banked prior to learning about the breast cancer, and with the medicine she was on, this was our last effort. The prayers were answered.

Learning

And my dad, you're a great actor but you're a better father.

And my dad, you're a great actor but you're a better father.

Dad

In terms of having views and being prepared to express them,

In terms of having views and being prepared to express them, yes, I think New Zealand's had a leadership role in a lot of things.

Leadership

Every song I put on a record could be a single and I just pa

Every song I put on a record could be a single and I just pack my bags for it... and the minute it takes off, I'm not gonna be home for a while.

Home

My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, and every ton

My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, and every tongue brings in a several tale, and every tale condemns me for a villain.

William Shakespeare

Conscience

I used to make up stuff in my bio all the time, that I used

I used to make up stuff in my bio all the time, that I used to be a professional ice-skater and stuff like that. I found it so inspirational. Why not make myself cooler than I am?

Stephen Colbert

Inspirational

I believe that an artist working for and representing the Ki

I believe that an artist working for and representing the Kingdom of God should do the best of their ability to show and prove the depth, life, newness, creativity, truth and excitement of their Heavenly Father through the work that is set before them.

Life Truth Work Ability

The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experienc

The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

Christopher McCandless

Attention and respect give pleasure, however late, or howeve

Attention and respect give pleasure, however late, or however useless. But they are not useless, when they are late, it is reasonable to rejoice, as the day declines, to find that it has been spent with the approbation of mankind.

Respect