If there’s anything a public servant hates to do it’s something for the public.
KIN HUBBARDHonesty pays, but it doesn’t seem to pay enough to suit some people.
More Kin Hubbard Quotes
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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
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We’d all like to vote for the best man but he’s never a candidate.
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If you haven’t seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven’t seen her smile her prettiest.
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If the government was as afraid of disturbing the consumer as it is of disturbing business, this would be some democracy.
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If at first you do succeed don’t take any more chances.
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The world gets better every day – then worse again in the evening.
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Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn’t be so bad if they thought.
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Beauty is . . . a valuable asset if you’re poor or haven’t any sense.
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Honesty pays, but it doesn’t seem to pay enough to suit some people.
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Washing your car and polishing it all up is a never failing sign of rain.
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A fellow ought to save a few of the long evenings he spends with his girl till after they’re married.
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There’s no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn’t tell you about it?
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Look out for the people who allow you to do all the talking.
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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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There are two ways to handle a woman, and nobody knows either of them.
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There is plenty of peace in any home where the family doesn’t make the mistake of trying to get together.
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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 lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.
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University: … a place where rich men send their sons who have no aptitude for business.
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Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.
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Never tell the box-office man that you can’t hear well or he will sell you a seat where you can’t see either.
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Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows
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Nothing dispels enthusiasm like a small admission fee.
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The reason the way of the transgressor is hard is because it’s so crowded.
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Some folks pay a compliment like they went down in their pocket for it.
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A loafer always has the correct time.
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