A never-failing way to get rid of a fellow is to tell him something for his own good.
KIN HUBBARDFlattery won’t hurt you if you don’t swallow it.
More Kin Hubbard Quotes
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Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs.
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Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.
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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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Everything comes to him who waits, except a loaned book.
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Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn’t be so bad if they thought.
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Litigation: A form of hell whereby money is transferred from the pockets of the proletariat to that of lawyers.
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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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We’d all like to vote for the best man but he’s never a candidate.
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The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.
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Knowin’ all about baseball is just about as profitable as bein’ a good whittler.
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It’s what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him.
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Many a family tree needs trimming
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The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street.
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It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
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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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