It’s what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him.
KIN HUBBARDTher’s still a few honest folks left but they never seem t’ find anything you lose.
More Kin Hubbard Quotes
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A good listener is usually thinking about something else.
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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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Don’t a fellow feel good after he gets out of a store where he nearly bought something.
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Some folks seem to have descended from the chimpanzee much later than others.
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The world gets better every day – then worse again in the evening.
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Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.
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Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he’s overcharging you.
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Knowin’ all about baseball is just about as profitable as bein’ a good whittler.
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One of the simple but genuine pleasures in life is getting up in the morning and hurrying to a mousetrap you set the night before.
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The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.
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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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Some folks pay a compliment like they went down in their pocket for it.
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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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Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn’t be so bad if they thought.
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The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.
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It’s going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth once they inherit it.
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When some folks agree with my opinions I begin to suspect I’m wrong.
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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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A friend that ain’t in need is a friend indeed.
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Nobody kicks on being interrupted if it’s by applause.
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In order to live off a garden, you practically have to live in it.
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Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.
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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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Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.
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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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“Why doesn’t the fellow who says, “I’m no speechmaker,” let it go at that instead of giving a demonstration? “
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