Kin Hubbard

Kin Hubbard

Frank McKinney Hubbard (1 September 1868 - 26 December 1930) was an American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist better known by his pen name "Kin" Hubbard. He was creator of the cartoon Abe Martin of Brown County which ran in U.S. newspapers from 1904 until his death in 1930, and was the originator of many political quips that remain in use. 

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Peace has its victories no less than war but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil.

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

Bargain... anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on.

As to those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in God's path give them then the tidings of a painful agony: on a day when these things shall be heated in hell-fire and their foreheads and their sides and their backs shall be branded therewith.

A loafer always has the correct time.

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

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

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

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

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

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.

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

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

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

Honesty pays but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.

Men are not punished for their sins but by them.

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

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

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

It's going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth once they inherit it.

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

After a fellow gets famous it doesn't take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school.

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

Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.

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

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

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