Kin Hubbard Quotes, Thoughts and images

The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.

The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.

One of the commonest ailments of the present day is the premature formation of opinion.

One of the commonest ailments of the present day is the premature formation of opinion.

We'd all like to vote for the best man but he's never a candidate.

We'd all like to vote for the best man but he's never a candidate.

Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs.

Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs.

It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.

It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best.

Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best.

Intelligent people are always on the unpopular side of anything.

Intelligent people are always on the unpopular side of anything.

The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.

The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.

Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.

Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.

It's what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him.

It's what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him.

The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son

The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son

In order to live off a garden, you practically have to live in it.

In order to live off a garden, you practically have to live in it.

The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag.

The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag.

Some people are so sensitive that they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them.

Some people are so sensitive that they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them.

Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt.

Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt.

If the government was as afraid of disturbing the consumer as it is of disturbing business, this would be some democracy.

If the government was as afraid of disturbing the consumer as it is of disturbing business, this would be some democracy.

There are two ways to handle a woman, and nobody knows either of them

There are two ways to handle a woman, and nobody knows either of them

There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it.

There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it.

Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.

Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.

A sadder but wiser man is a thousand times more agreeable to meet than the feller that never makes a mistake.

A sadder but wiser man is a thousand times more agreeable to meet than the feller that never makes a mistake.

Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought.

Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought.

Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature.

Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature.

Litigation: A form of hell whereby money is transferred from the pockets of the proletariat to that of lawyers.

Litigation: A form of hell whereby money is transferred from the pockets of the proletariat to that of lawyers.

Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.

Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.