Kin Hubbard was an American cartoonist, journalist, humorist, and lecturer. He was best known for his newspaper cartoon "Abe Martin of Brown County" and his many aphorisms, which were often referred to as "Kin Hubbard sayings". He was one of the most popular cartoonists of the early 20th century and his work was syndicated in more than 300 newspapers. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Kin Hubbard on education, leadership, government.
Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.
The fellow that owns his own home is always just coming out of a hardware store.
The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.
If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest.
The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.
It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
Men are not punished for their for sins, but by them.
Kin Hubbard inspirational quote
Kin Hubbard Image Quotes
Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet. — Kin Hubbard
Kin Hubbard Short Quotes
No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.
We'd all like to vote for the best man, but he's never a candidate.
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
In order to live off a garden, you practically have to live in it.
A good listener is usually thinking about something else.
Nothing's as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.
Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.
Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.
Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil.
Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.
Kin Hubbard Quotes About Government
I do not look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans. — Kin Hubbard
If there's any literary ability in a feller, getting fired out of a good government job will bring it out. — Kin Hubbard
If the government was as afraid of disturbing the consumer as it is of disturbing business, this would be some democracy. — Kin Hubbard
Hon Editor Cale Fluhart was a power politically fer years, but he never got prominent enough t' have his speeches garbled. — Kin Hubbard
Kin Hubbard Quotes About Love
It isn't enough for you to love money - it's also necessary that money should love you. — Kin Hubbard
All the world loves a good loser. — Kin Hubbard
The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag. — Kin Hubbard
Kin Hubbard Quotes About People
Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while. — Kin Hubbard
Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt. — Kin Hubbard
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people. — Kin Hubbard
About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the stork. — Kin Hubbard
If some people didn't tell you, you'd never know they'd been away on a vacation. — Kin Hubbard
I will say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that is more than I can say for prosperity. — Kin Hubbard
Some people are so sensitive that they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them. — Kin Hubbard
Plain spoken people get most of the recognition because folks are afraid of them. — Kin Hubbard
Intelligent people are always on the unpopular side of anything. — Kin Hubbard
Look out for the people who allow you to do all the talking. — Kin Hubbard
Kin Hubbard Quotes About Politics
Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature. — Kin Hubbard
If there is anything a public servant hates to do it is something for the public. — Kin Hubbard
Politics makes strange postmasters. — Kin Hubbard
Kin Hubbard Quotes About Pretty
It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious. — Kin Hubbard
Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about the only compensation for being homely. — Kin Hubbard
Gittin' talked about is one o' th' penalties for bein' purty. — Kin Hubbard
It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. — Kin Hubbard
Kin Hubbard Famous Quotes And Sayings
Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet. — Kin Hubbard
There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose. — Kin Hubbard
Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid. — Kin Hubbard
Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt. — Kin Hubbard
One of the commonest ailments of the present day is the premature formation of opinion. — Kin Hubbard
A loafer always has the correct time. — Kin Hubbard
Another bad thing about "prosperity" is that you can't jingle any money without being under suspicion — Kin Hubbard
It's going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth once they inherit it. — Kin Hubbard
A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen. — Kin Hubbard
Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable. — Kin Hubbard
Some folks seem to have descended from the chimpanzee much later than others. — Kin Hubbard
Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home. — Kin Hubbard
Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you. — Kin Hubbard
Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. — Kin Hubbard
The safest way to double your money is to fold over once and put it in your pocket. — Kin Hubbard
The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son — Kin Hubbard
Who remembers when we used to rest on Sunday instead of Monday? — Kin Hubbard
When some fellers decide to retire nobody knows the difference. — Kin Hubbard
The reason the way of the transgressor is hard is because it's so crowded. — Kin Hubbard
Why doesn't the fellow who says, I'm no speechmaker let it go at that instead of giving a demonstration? — Kin Hubbard
The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them. — Kin Hubbard
My idea of walking into the jaws of death is marrying some woman who has lost three husbands. — Kin Hubbard
A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower. — Kin Hubbard
Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Weep, an' it keeps on laughin'. — Kin Hubbard
Nobody kicks on being interrupted if it's by applause. — Kin Hubbard
It's the good loser who finally loses out. — Kin Hubbard
There isn't much to be seen in a little town, but what you hear makes up for it. — Kin Hubbard
As to those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in God's path, give them, then, the tidings of a painful agony: 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. — Kin Hubbard
The world gets better every day - then worse again in the evening. — Kin Hubbard
A fellow ought to save a few of the long evenings he spends with his girl till after they're married. — Kin Hubbard
I'm sorry to inform you that your 50 year warranty has expired on your back, knees, and memory. Luckily your lifetime warranty on your heart is still in effect. Of course, that becomes void and expires when you do. — Kin Hubbard
A never-failing way to get rid of a fellow is to tell him something for his own good. — Kin Hubbard
Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count. — Kin Hubbard
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. — Kin Hubbard
When some folks agree with my opinions I begin to suspect I'm wrong. — Kin Hubbard
Beauty is . . . a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense. — Kin Hubbard
Nobody ever grew despondent looking for trouble. — Kin Hubbard
Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows — Kin Hubbard
There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it? — Kin Hubbard
It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about. — Kin Hubbard
None but the brave can live with the fair. — Kin Hubbard
If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public. — Kin Hubbard
And yet of all the home remedies, A good wife and mother is still the best. — Kin Hubbard
Only one fellow in ten thousand understands the currency question, and we meet him every day. — Kin Hubbard
Fashion: a barricade behind which men hide their nothingness. — Kin Hubbard
It used to be that a fellow went on the police force when everything else failed, but today he goes in the advertising game. — Kin Hubbard
Bargain... anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on. — Kin Hubbard
Of all the unbearable nuisances, the ignoramus that has traveled is the worst. — Kin Hubbard
Some folks pay a compliment like they went down in their pocket for it. — Kin Hubbard
No matter how much strong black coffee we drink, almost any after- dinner speech will counteract it. — Kin Hubbard
A sympathizer is a fellow that's for you as long as it doesn't cost anything. — Kin Hubbard
It seems that nothing ever gets to going good till there's a few resignations — Kin Hubbard
Nobuddy ever listened t' reason on a empty stomach. — Kin Hubbard
The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street. — Kin Hubbard
Litigation: A form of hell whereby money is transferred from the pockets of the proletariat to that of lawyers. — Kin Hubbard
After a fellow gets famous it does not take long for someone to bob up that used to sit next to him in school. — Kin Hubbard
It is no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be. — Kin Hubbard
The world gels better every day -- then worse again in the evening. — Kin Hubbard
There's another advantage to being poor - a doctor will cure you faster. — Kin Hubbard
When a fellow says, "It ain't the money but the principle of the thing," it's the money. — Kin Hubbard
It seems to make an auto driver mad if he misses you. — Kin Hubbard
One of the commonest mistakes is thinking your worries are over when your children get married. — Kin Hubbard
Executive: a man who makes quick decisions and is sometimes right. — Kin Hubbard
The hardest thing is writing a recommendation for someone we know. — Kin Hubbard
We're all self-made men, but not very many of us have stayed on the job. — Kin Hubbard
University: ... a place where rich men send their sons who have no aptitude for business. — Kin Hubbard
You won't skid if you stay in a rut. — Kin Hubbard
Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family. — Kin Hubbard
I haven't heard of anybody who wants to stop living on account of the cost. — Kin Hubbard
Flattery won't hurt you if you don't swallow it. — Kin Hubbard
A friend that ain't in need is a friend indeed. — Kin Hubbard
There's many a slip twixt the blueprints and a new house. — Kin Hubbard
The fellow that calls you 'brother' usually wants something that doesn't belong to him. — Kin Hubbard
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. — Kin Hubbard
Life Lessons by Kin Hubbard
Kin Hubbard taught us to find joy in the small things in life, to be humble and to always look for the humor in life's situations.
He also taught us to be generous and to take time to appreciate the people around us, as well as to be kind to ourselves.
His cartoons always carried a message of hope and optimism, reminding us that life can be difficult but it is also full of beauty and joy.
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