“Why doesn’t the fellow who says, “I’m no speechmaker,” let it go at that instead of giving a demonstration? “
KIN HUBBARDIt is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
More Kin Hubbard Quotes
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If there’s anything a public servant hates to do it’s something for the public.
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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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It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
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The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son
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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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The world gets better every day – then worse again in the evening.
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If at first you do succeed don’t take any more chances.
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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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Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt.
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Nobody kicks on being interrupted if it’s by applause.
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Washing your car and polishing it all up is a never failing sign of rain.
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Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best.
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There isn’t much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it.
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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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There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
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Beauty is . . . a valuable asset if you’re poor or haven’t any sense.
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Knowin’ all about baseball is just about as profitable as bein’ a good whittler.
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Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.
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There is no failure except in no longer trying.
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Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn’t be so bad if they thought.
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Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.
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The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.
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Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.
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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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Fashion: a barricade behind which men hide their nothingness.
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Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
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