Kin Hubbard Quotes

• Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.

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

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• An optimist is a fellow who believes what’s going to be will be postponed.

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• It seems to make an auto driver mad if he misses you.

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• One of the simple but genuine pleasures in life is getting up in the morning and hurrying to a mousetrap you set the night before.

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• When some folks agree with my opinions I begin to suspect I’m wrong.

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

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• Distant relatives are the best kind, and the further the better.

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• Lots of fellows think a home is only good to borrow money on.

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• The election isn’t very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street.

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

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• It isn’t enough for you to love money – it’s also necessary that money should love you.

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• Only one fellow in ten thousand understands the currency question, and we meet him every day.

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• A bargain is anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on.

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• I haven’t heard of anybody who want’s to stop living on account of the cost.

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• You never see no “to let” signs on Easy Street.

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

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• The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag.

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• Being an optimist after you’ve got everything you want doesn’t count.

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Kin Hubbard (125)

Birth:	1st September, 1868
Death:	26th December, 1930
Nationality:	American, Indian
Profession:	Cartoonist, Humorist, Journalist

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