Kin Hubbard

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There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Gossip
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Many a family tree needs trimming
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Family
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A fellow ought to save a few of the long evenings he spends with his girl till after they're married.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Marriage
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Bees are not as busy as we think they are. They just can't buzz any slower.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Thinking
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The only time some fellows are seen with their wives is after they're indicted.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Wife
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Experience is a dear teacher but he delivers th' goods.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Teacher
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You won't skid if you stay in a rut.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Ruts
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If at first you do succeed don't take any more chances.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Firsts
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The longer it takes you to select a cantaloupe, the worse it is!
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Select
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Lots of fellows think a home is only good to borrow money on.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Home
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Hon Editor Cale Fluhart was a power politically fer years, but he never got prominent enough t' have his speeches garbled.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Government
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Plain spoken people get most of the recognition because folks are afraid of them.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: People
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We like little children, because they tear out as soon as they get what they want.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Children
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Most parents don't worry about a daughter until she fails to show up for breakfast.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Daughter
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Politics makes strange post-masters.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Political
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None but the brave can live with the fair.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Brave
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It seems that nothing ever gets to going good till there's a few resignations
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Resignation
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A bad cold wouldn't be so annoying if it weren't for the advice of our friends.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Advice
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Women seem to be all right on bargains till it comes to picking out a husband.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Marriage
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Making a long stay short is a great aid to popularity.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Long
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Of all the unbearable nuisances, the ignoramus that has traveled is the worst.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Nuisance
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Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Society
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No matter how much strong black coffee we drink, almost any after- dinner speech will counteract it.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Strong
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Some folks pay a compliment like they went down in their pocket for it.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Pay
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Look out for the people who allow you to do all the talking.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Talking
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Don't a fellow feel good after he gets out of a store where he nearly bought something.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Feel Good
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The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Election
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Only one fellow in ten thousand understands the currency question, and we meet him every day.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Money
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Nothing dispels enthusiasm like a small admission fee.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Funny
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Every father expects his boy to do the things he wouldn't do when he was young.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Father
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Ther's still a few honest folks left but they never seem t' find anything you lose.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Honest
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When a woman says, 'I don't wish to mention any names', it means it ain't necessary to mention any names.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Mean
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Don't say yes until I've finished talking. - Attributed to many Hollywood executives Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Work
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We can tell that a good name is better than riches by those who prefer the riches.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Names
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The fellow that calls you 'brother' usually wants something that doesn't belong to him.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Leadership
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The rich man and his daughter are soon parted.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Daughter
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About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the stork.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: People
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The man who says "I may be wrong, but--" does not believe there can be any such possibility.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Believe
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A sympathizer is a fellow that's for you as long as it doesn't cost anything.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Sympathy
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I don't know of anything better than a woman if you want to spend money where it will show.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Women
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I haven't heard of anybody who wants to stop living on account of the cost.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Cost
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We're all self-made men, but not very many of us have stayed on the job.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Jobs
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In spite of all our speeding it's still the style to be late.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Style
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Gossip is vice enjoyed vicariously - the sweet, subtle satisfaction without the risk.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Sweet
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Gittin' talked about is one o' th' penalties for bein' purty, while bein' above suspicion is about th' only compensation fer bein' homely.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Appearance
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Whoever takes just plain ginger ale soon gets drowned out of the conversation.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Drinking
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Another bad thing about "prosperity" is that you can't jingle any money without being under suspicion
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Jingles
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There's many a slip twixt the blueprints and a new house.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: House
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It is no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.
- Kin Hubbard
Collection: Might