Kin Hubbard quotes - page 2

If capital and labor ever do get together it's good night for the rest of us. (Kin Hubbard)
Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.
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No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.
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Flattery won't hurt you if you don't swallow it.
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A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower.
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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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When a fellow says, "It ain't the money but the principle of the thing," it's the money.
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Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
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Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you.
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It isn't enough for you to love money - it's also necessary that money should love you.
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If at first you do succeed, don't take any more chances. (Kin Hubbard)
Bees are not as busy as we think they are. They just can't buzz any slower.
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Nobuddy ever listened t' reason on a empty stomach.
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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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Bargain... anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on.
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Everything comes to him who waits, except a loaned book.
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It's purty hard t' be efficient without bein' obnoxious.
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Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt.
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An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed.
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Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.
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I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for prosperity. (Kin Hubbard)
The world gels better every day - then worse again in the evening.
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All the world loves a good loser.
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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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The fellow that owns his own home is always just coming out of a hardware store.
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