Kin Hubbard Quotes

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Kin Hubbard

Profession : Journalist

Birth : September 1, 1868

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.

Kin Hubbard

When a fellow says, 'It ain't the money but the principle of the thing,' it's the money.

Kin Hubbard

Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while.

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A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower.

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Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.

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Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.

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Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you.

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Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

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No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.

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The fellow that owns his own home is always just coming out of a hardware store.

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Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best.

Kin Hubbard

If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest.

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There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it?

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Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature.

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Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.

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It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.

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Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about the only compensation for being homely.

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Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil.

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Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.

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Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.

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