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Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation. (Kin Hubbard)
There is one advantage to being poor -- a doctor will cure you faster. View quote
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I haven't heard of anyone who wants to stop living on account of the cost. View quote
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Nine-tenths of our crimes an' calamities are made possible by th' automobile. It has unleashed all th' pent-up criminal tendencies o' th' ages. It's th' central figure in murders, hold-ups, burglaries, accidents, elopements, failures an' abscondments. It has well nigh jimmed th' American home.... No girl is missin' that wuzn' last seen steppin' in a strange automobile.... An' ther hain't a day rolls by that somebuddy hain't sellin' ther sewin' machine, or ther home, or somethin' t' pay on an automobile.... Maybe th' jails an' workhouses are empty, but that's not because th' world is gittin' better. It's because all th' criminals escape in automobiles. View quote
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One of the commonest ailments of the present day is premature formation of an opinion. View quote
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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. View quote
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Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt. View quote
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The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a sun. View quote
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The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag. View quote
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The reason the way of the transgressor is hard is because it's so crowded. View quote
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When some folks agree with my opinions I begin to suspect I'm wrong. (Kin Hubbard)
Nothing's as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas. View quote
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University: ... a place where rich men send their sons who have no aptitude for business. View quote
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There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it. View quote
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My idea of walking into the jaws of death is marrying some woman who has lost three husbands. View quote
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One of the commonest mistakes is thinking your worries are over when your children get married. View quote
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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. View quote
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When you consider what a chance women have to poison their husbands, it's a wonder there isn't more of it done. View quote
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When some fellers decide to retire nobody knows the difference. View quote
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No matter how much strong black coffee we drink, almost any after-dinner speech will counteract it. View quote
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Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows. (Kin Hubbard)
The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street. View quote
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Only one fellow in ten thousand understands the currency question, and we meet him every day. View quote
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Look out for the people who allow you to do all the talking. View quote
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Every father expects his boy to do the things he wouldn't do when he was young. View quote
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