Kin Hubbard's Quotes

Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.

Kin Hubbard

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

Kin Hubbard

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

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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.

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All the world loves a good loser.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kin Hubbard