Kin Hubbard quote: "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."

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

An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed.
KIN HUBBARD

Politics makes strange postmasters.
KIN HUBBARD

I do not look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republic...
KIN HUBBARD

If there is anything a public servant hates to do it is something for the public.
KIN HUBBARD

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

You won't skid if you stay in a rut.
KIN HUBBARD

My idea of walking into the jaws of death is marrying some woman who has lost three husbands.
KIN HUBBARD

It is no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.
KIN HUBBARD

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

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

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

All the world loves a good loser.
KIN HUBBARD

It's the good loser who finally loses out.
KIN HUBBARD

Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.
KIN HUBBARD

A loafer always has the correct time.
KIN HUBBARD

Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about ...
KIN HUBBARD

And yet of all the home remedies,
A good wife and mother is still the best.
KIN HUBBARD

It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.
KIN HUBBARD

Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.
KIN HUBBARD

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

Why doesn't the fellow who says, I'm no speechmaker let it go at that instead of giving a demonstrat...
KIN HUBBARD

Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change...
KIN HUBBARD

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

Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.
KIN HUBBARD

After a fellow gets famous it does not take long for someone to bob up that used to sit next to him ...
KIN HUBBARD

The fellow that owns his own home is always just coming out of a hardware store.
KIN HUBBARD

Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.
KIN HUBBARD

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.
KIN HUBBARD

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

Nobody ever grew despondent looking for trouble.
KIN HUBBARD

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

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

When some fellers decide to retire nobody knows the difference.
KIN HUBBARD

The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street.
KIN HUBBARD

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

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

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

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

Making a long stay short is a great aid to popularity.
KIN HUBBARD

Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest.
KIN HUBBARD

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

Men are not punished for their for sins, but by them.
KIN HUBBARD

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

About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the st...
KIN HUBBARD

... anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on.
KIN HUBBARD

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

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

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.
KIN HUBBARD

When you're away, I'm restless, lonely Wretched, bored, dejected; only here's the rub, my darling de...
KIN HUBBARD

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

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

Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought.
KIN HUBBARD

Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows.
KIN HUBBARD

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

My idea of walking into the jaws of death is marrying some woman who has lost three husbands.
KIN HUBBARD

Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought.
KIN HUBBARD

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

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

I haven't heard of anybody who want's to stop living on account of the cost.
KIN HUBBARD

The feller that calls you "brother" generally wants something that don't belong to him
KIN HUBBARD

The man who says "I may be wrong, but--" does not believe there can be any such possibility.
KIN HUBBARD

Who remembers when we used to rest on Sunday instead of Monday?
KIN HUBBARD

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.
KIN HUBBARD

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

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

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

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

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.
KIN HUBBARD

Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start ...
KIN HUBBARD

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

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

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

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

The world gets better every day - then worse again in the evening.
KIN HUBBARD

Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you.
KIN HUBBARD

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

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

Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs.
KIN HUBBARD

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

The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.
KIN HUBBARD

There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you abou...
KIN HUBBARD

Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn&...
KIN HUBBARD

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

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

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

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

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.
KIN HUBBARD

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really ins...
KIN HUBBARD

We'd all like t' vote fer th' best man, but he's never a candidate.
KIN HUBBARD

It seems that nothing ever gets to going good till there's a few resignations.
KIN HUBBARD

One of the simple but genuine pleasures in life is getting up in the morning and hurrying to a mouse...
KIN HUBBARD

Of all the unbearable nuisances, the ignoramus that has travelled is the worst.
KIN HUBBARD

Never get married while you're going to college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer ...
KIN HUBBARD

When you consider what a chance women have to poison their husbands, it's a wonder there isn't more ...
KIN HUBBARD

A woman will buy anything she thinks the store is losing money on.
KIN HUBBARD

The only time some fellows are ever seen with their wives is after they've been indicted.
KIN HUBBARD

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.
KIN HUBBARD

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

Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you.
KIN HUBBARD

There is plenty of peace in any home where the family doesn't make the mistake of trying to get toge...
KIN HUBBARD

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

So far I haven't heard of anybody who wants to stop living on account of the cost.
KIN HUBBARD

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

No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.
KIN HUBBARD

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
KIN HUBBARD

Everything comes to him who waits but a loaned book.
KIN HUBBARD

We'd all like to vote for the best man, but he's never a candidate.
KIN HUBBARD

I will say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that is more than I can say f...
KIN HUBBARD

One of the commonest mistakes is thinking your worries are over when your children get married.
KIN HUBBARD

The world gels better every day -- then worse again in the evening.
KIN HUBBARD

Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best.
KIN HUBBARD

Some folks can look so busy doing ' that they seem indispensable
KIN HUBBARD

After a feller gits famous it don't take long fer some one t' bob up that used t' set by him at scho...
KIN HUBBARD

The chronic grumbler is a church social compared to the feller that agrees with everything you say
KIN HUBBARD

It's no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be
KIN HUBBARD

Th' first one t' ketch a circus in a lie is a boy
KIN HUBBARD

The hardest thing to stop is a temporary chairman
KIN HUBBARD

Young Lafe Bud says he always hates t' get his hair cut cause it makes his hat look so old
KIN HUBBARD

As to those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in God's path, give them, then, the tidings o...
KIN HUBBARD

Plain spoken people get most of the recognition because folks are afraid of them.
KIN HUBBARD

Th' only way t' entertain some folks is t' listen t' 'em.
KIN HUBBARD

If at first you do succeed, don't take any more chances.
KIN HUBBARD

Everything comes to him who waits, except a loaned book.
KIN HUBBARD

Nobuddy ever fergits where he buried a hatchet
KIN HUBBARD

The' feller that sets on a store box with his mouth full of scrap terbacker while his wife is at hom...
KIN HUBBARD

Why they call a feller that keeps losin' all the time a good sport gits me
KIN HUBBARD

It used to be that a fellow went on the police force when everything else failed, but today he goes ...
KIN HUBBARD

Everyone complains of his lack of memory, but nobody of his want of judgment.
KIN HUBBARD

In order to live off a garden, you practically have to live in it.
KIN HUBBARD

All I kin git out o' the Wickersham position on prohibition is that the distinguished jurist seems t...
KIN HUBBARD

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

There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which...
KIN HUBBARD

The world gels better every day - then worse again in the evening
KIN HUBBARD

Nothing's as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.
KIN HUBBARD

It would be a swell world if everybody was as pleasant as the fellow who's trying to skin you
KIN HUBBARD

If government were as afraid of disturbing the consumer as it is of disturbing business, this would ...
KIN HUBBARD

When you consider what a chance women have to poison their husbands, it's a wonder there isn't more ...
KIN HUBBARD

The man who says "I may be wrong, but - " does not believe there can be any such possibility
KIN HUBBARD

Listening is the only way to entertain some folks.
KIN HUBBARD

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

It's the good loser who finally loses out.
KIN HUBBARD

Another bad thing about "prosperity" is that you can't jingle any money without bein' under suspicio...
KIN HUBBARD

Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about ...
KIN HUBBARD

The election isn't very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street
KIN HUBBARD

You never see no "to let" signs on Easy Street
KIN HUBBARD

I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for ...
KIN HUBBARD

A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one.
KIN HUBBARD

The world gels better every day--then worse again in the evening.
KIN HUBBARD

Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows.
KIN HUBBARD

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really in...
KIN HUBBARD

Classical music is the kind that we keep hoping will turn into a tune.
KIN HUBBARD

Some folks can look so busy doing nothin' that they seem indispensable.
KIN HUBBARD

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

The reason the way of the transgressor is hard is because it's so crowded.
KIN HUBBARD

If there is anything that a public servant hates to do it's something for the public
KIN HUBBARD

Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best
KIN HUBBARD

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

A never-failing way to get rid of a fellow is to tell him something for his own good
KIN HUBBARD

When some fellows decide to retire nobody knows the difference
KIN HUBBARD

It seems that nothing ever gets to going good till there's a few resignations
KIN HUBBARD

Of all the unbearable nuisances, the ignoramus that has traveled is the worst
KIN HUBBARD

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

The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son
KIN HUBBARD

Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest
KIN HUBBARD

The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag
KIN HUBBARD

A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one
KIN HUBBARD

It's what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him.
KIN HUBBARD

Bees are not as busy as we think they are. They just can't buzz any slower.
KIN HUBBARD

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

The fellow that owns his own house is always just coming out of a hardware store
KIN HUBBARD

It's the good loser who finally loses out
KIN HUBBARD

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

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

Nobody works as hard for his money as the man who marries it
KIN HUBBARD

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

A chap ort t' save a few o' the' long evenings he spends with his girl till after they're married
KIN HUBBARD

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

Many a family tree needs trimming
KIN HUBBARD

We'd all like t'vote fer th' best man, but he's never a candidate
KIN HUBBARD

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

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
KIN HUBBARD

Tilford Moots wuz over t' the' Henryville poor farm th' other day t' see an ole friend o' his thet u...
KIN HUBBARD

If Rockyfeller could eat he wouldn't be so rich
KIN HUBBARD

Nobody ever forgets where he buried a hatchet
KIN HUBBARD

We'd all like t'vote for th' best man, but he's never a candidate
KIN HUBBARD

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

Honesty pays, but it don't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
KIN HUBBARD

Beauty is only skin deep, but it is a valuable asset if you are poor or have not any sense
KIN HUBBARD

Distant relatives are the best kind, and the further the better
KIN HUBBARD

Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count.
KIN HUBBARD

Why doesn't the fellow who says "I'm no speechmaker" let it go at that instead of giving a demonstra...
KIN HUBBARD

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out any quicker than the Christmas spir...
KIN HUBBARD

There are two ways to handle a woman, and nobody knows either of them
KIN HUBBARD

When a fellow says it ain't the money but the principle of the thing, it's the money
KIN HUBBARD

I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republica...
KIN HUBBARD

I'll bet the hardest thing about prize fightin' is pickin' up yer teeth with a boxin' glove on
KIN HUBBARD

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

Kindness goes a long ways lots o' times when it ought t' stay at home
KIN HUBBARD

When a fellow says it hain't the money but the principle o' the thing, it's th' money.
FRANK MCKINNY "KIN" HUBBARD

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.

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Kin Hubbard

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.

Kin Hubbard

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