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

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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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• A long memory and a long tongue are regular ole cronies.

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

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• There isn’t much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it.

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• Every time I read where some woman gave a short talk I wonder how she stopped.

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

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• A bad cold wouldn’t be so annoying if it weren’t for the advice of our friends.

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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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• Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.

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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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