Kin Hubbard Quotes

1868–1930, American Humorist, Journalist
quotes
51
topics
12
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“You won't skid if you stay in a rut.”
Inaction
“A loafer always has the correct time.”
Laziness
“It's the good loser who finally loses out.”
Losers and Losing
“Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.”
Laziness
“Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.”
Forgiveness
“Nobody ever grew despondent looking for trouble.”
Trials
“Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest.”
Guests
“Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.”
Destiny
“It seems to make an auto driver mad if he misses you.”
Drivers and Driving
“Men are not punished for their for sins, but by them.”
Sin
“Making a long stay short is a great aid to popularity.”
Guests
“It is no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.”
Poverty and The Poor
“It's purty hard t' be efficient without bein' obnoxious.”
VerifiedShort Furrows (1913) · evidenceAbility
“Th' only way t' entertain some folks is t' listen t' 'em.”
VerifiedNew Sayings by Abe Martin and Velma's Vow: A Gripping Love Tale by Miss Fawn Lippincut (1916). · evidenceEntertainment
“Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt.”
Behavior
“When some fellers decide to retire nobody knows the difference.”
Retirement
“Bargain... anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on.”
Bargains
“We’d all like t’vote fer th’best man, but he’s never a candidate.”
VerifiedThe Best of Kin Hubbard (1984) Variant: We'd all like to vote for the best man but he's never a candidate. · evidenceVoting
“Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.”
Peace
“The world gels better every day -- then worse again in the evening.”
World
“Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.”
Dishonesty
“Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.”
Habit
“Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home.”
Kindness
“Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.”
Busyness
“Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.”
Conservatives
“A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower.”
Busyness
“The fellow that owns his own home is always just coming out of a hardware store.”
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