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Kin Hubbard Quotes

1868–1930 United States

Frank McKinney Hubbard (1 September 1868 - 26 December 1930) was an American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist.

United States
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Also known as: Hubbard, Kin

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20 quotes

We’d all like t’vote fer th’best man, but he’s never a candidate.

The Best of Kin Hubbard (1984)

Never tell the box-office man that you can't hear well or he will sell you a seat where you can't see either.

Short Furrows (1911)

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out any quicker than the Christmas spirit.

Ther's still a few honest folks left but they never seem t' find anything you lose.

Short Furrows (1913)

Some people are so sensitive that they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them.

Now an' then an innocent man is sent t' th' legislature.

Back Country Folks (1914)

When a fellow says, "It hain't the money, but th' principle o' the thing," it's th' money.

Hoss Sense and Nonsense (1926)

Gittin' talked about is one o' th' penalties for bein' purty, while bein' above suspicion is about th' only compensation fer bein' homely.

Th' only way t' entertain some folks is t' listen t' 'em.

If at first you do succeed don't take any more chances.

Back Country Folks (1914)

Flattery won’t hurt you if you don’t swallow it.

Short Furrows (1913)

Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count.

Peter's People (1979)

Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest.

The Book of Unusual Quotations (1957)

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists‎ (2007)

Don't knock th' weather. Nine-tenths o' th' people couldn' start a conversation if it didn' change once in a while.

Some folks can look so busy doin' nothin' that they seem indispensable.

Bees are not as busy as we think they are. They jest can't buzz any slower.

Reading I've Liked : A Personal Selection Drawn from Two Decades of Reading (1941)

Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.

The Book of Unusual Quotations (1957)

From Abe Martin's "Short Furrows", The American Magazine, February 1913.

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.

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Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Kin Hubbard (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.