Franklin P. Jones Quotes

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  Anybody who doesn’t know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Dog, Tastes

• Scratch a dog and you’ll find a permanent job.

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  Topics in Friendship

  Tags in Permanent, Scratch, Pet

• One thing about experience is that when you don’t have very much you’re apt to get a lot.

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  Topics in Experience

• Anybody who thinks talk is cheap should get some legal advice.

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  Topics in Advice

  Tags in Thinks

• A fanatic is one who sticks to his guns whether they’re loaded or not.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Fanatic, Loaded

• An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory.

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  Topics in Memory

  Tags in Except, Nothing

• Anybody who finds it easy to make money on the horses is probably in the dog food business.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Business

  Tags in Horses, Food

• All women should know how to take care of children. Most of them will have a husband some day.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Women, Care

• Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Bravery, Afraid

• Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they’re going to catch you in next.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Children

  Tags in Unpredictable, Inconsistency

• Experience is that marvelous thing that enable you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Experience

  Tags in Recognize, Again

• Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Stranger, Criticism

• It’s a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Language, Water

• It’s the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon; which raises the fear that it may not be long before we’re paying somebody not to.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Opinion, Moon, Somebody

• Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of values – and witnesses.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Temptation, Nothing

• Nothing makes you more tolerant of a neighbor’s noisy party than being there.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Neighbor, Nothing

• One trouble with developing speed reading skills is that by the time you realize a book is boring you’ve already finished it.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Developing, Finished, Trouble

• One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody’s listening.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Advantage, Listening

• S*x is a two-way treat.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Treat

• The British have a remarkable talent for keeping calm, even when there is no crisis.

  Franklin P. Jones

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Crisis, Talent

Franklin P. Jones (31)

Birth:	1908
Death:	1980
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Journalist

About

Franklin P. Jones was an American journalist, public relations executive, and humorist. He wrote quips and quotes that entertained readers of major publications for years. He was known nationally during the 1940s and 50s for his column "Put it this Way" in the Saturday Evening Post.

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