Honesty pays, but it doesn’t seem to pay enough to suit some people.
KIN HUBBARDThe fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.
More Kin Hubbard Quotes
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Some people are so sensitive that they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them.
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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
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No matter how much strong black coffee we drink, almost any after- dinner speech will counteract it.
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Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows
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When a woman says, ‘I don’t wish to mention any names’, it means it ain’t necessary to mention any names.
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A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.
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Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt.
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A never-failing way to get rid of a fellow is to tell him something for his own good.
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It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
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The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street.
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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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Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.
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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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Everything comes to him who waits, except a loaned book.
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There’s another advantage to being poor – a doctor will cure you faster.
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If there’s anything mean in a feller, a litter authority will bring it out.
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Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature.
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University: … a place where rich men send their sons who have no aptitude for business.
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In order to live off a garden, you practically have to live in it.
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Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs.
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Every father expects his boy to do the things he wouldn’t do when he was young.
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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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We’d all like to vote for the best man but he’s never a candidate.
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Some folks seem to have descended from the chimpanzee much later than others.
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Nothing dispels enthusiasm like a small admission fee.
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When some fellers decide to retire nobody knows the difference.
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