Quotes By Kin Hubbard

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

It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.

The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.

The worst feature of a new baby is its mother's singing.

Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.

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

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

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.

It isn't enough for you to love money - it's also necessary that money should love you.

The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.

Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home.

If capital and labor ever do get together it's good night for the rest of us.

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

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

No woman can be handsome by the force of features alone, any more that she can be witty by only the help of speech.

Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.

Where ignorance is bliss it's foolish to borrow your neighbor's newspaper.

Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.

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

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

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

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

There is nothing so aggravating as a fresh boy who is too old to ignore and too young to kick.

Nobody kicks on being interrupted if it's by applause.

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

A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.

If some people didn't tell you, you'd never know they'd been away on a vacation.

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

Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt.

Nobody ever grew despondent looking for trouble.