Top 140 Kin Hubbard Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.”

— Kin Hubbard

52. “Where ignorance is bliss it’s foolish to borrow your neighbor’s newspaper.”

— Kin Hubbard

53. “There are two ways to handle a woman, and nobody knows either of them.”

— Kin Hubbard

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

— Kin Hubbard

55. “It is no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.”

— Kin Hubbard

56. “The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.”

— Kin Hubbard

57. “Flattery won’t hurt you if you don’t swallow it.”

— Kin Hubbard

58. “Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt.”

— Kin Hubbard

59. “The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son.”

— Kin Hubbard

60. “I haven’t heard of anybody who wants to stop living on account of the cost.”

— Kin Hubbard

61. “The rich man and his daughter are soon parted.”

— Kin Hubbard

62. “Only one fellow in ten thousand understands the currency question, and we meet him every day.”

— Kin Hubbard

63. “Bees are not as busy as we think they are. They jest can’t buzz any slower.”

— Kin Hubbard

64. “The hardest thing is writing a recommendation for someone we know.”

— Kin Hubbard

65. “A bad cold wouldn’t be so annoying if it weren’t for the advice of our friends.”

— Kin Hubbard

66. “There’s another advantage to being poor – a doctor will cure you faster.”

— Kin Hubbard

67. “It’s going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth once they inherit it.”

— Kin Hubbard

68. “I never saw an athletic girl that thought she was strong enough to do indoor work.”

— Kin Hubbard

69. “The world gets better every day – then worse again in the evening.”

— Kin Hubbard

70. “Whoever takes just plain ginger ale soon gets drowned out of the conversation.”

— Kin Hubbard

71. “Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home.”

— Kin Hubbard

72. “If there’s anything a public servant hates to do it’s something for the public.”

— Kin Hubbard

73. “The worst feature of a new baby is its mother’s singing.”

— Kin Hubbard

74. “Intelligent people are always on the unpopular side of anything.”

— Kin Hubbard

75. “Nobody works as hard for his money as the man who marries it.”

— Kin Hubbard

76. “Most parents don’t worry about a daughter until she fails to show up for breakfast.”

— Kin Hubbard

77. “We can tell that a good name is better than riches by those who prefer the riches.”

— Kin Hubbard

78. “Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he’s overcharging you.”

— Kin Hubbard

79. “Of all the unbearable nuisances, the ignoramus that has traveled is the worst.”

— Kin Hubbard

80. “No matter how much strong black coffee we drink, almost any after- dinner speech will counteract it.”

— Kin Hubbard

81. “A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one.”

— Kin Hubbard

82. “When some folks agree with my opinions I begin to suspect I’m wrong.”

— Kin Hubbard

83. “Some folks pay a compliment like they went down in their pocket for it.”

— Kin Hubbard

84. “If capital and labor ever do get together it’s good night for the rest of us.”

— Kin Hubbard

85. “After a fellow gets famous it doesn’t take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school.”

— Kin Hubbard

86. “Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows.”

— Kin Hubbard

87. “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

88. “Women seem to be all right on bargains till it comes to picking out a husband.”

— Kin Hubbard

89. “One of the commonest mistakes is thinking your worries are over when your children get married.”

— Kin Hubbard

90. “In spite of all our speeding it’s still the style to be late.”

— Kin Hubbard

91. “Getting talked about is one of the penalties.”

— Kin Hubbard

92. “Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.”

— Kin Hubbard

93. “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

94. “The fellow that calls you ‘brother’ usually wants something that doesn’t belong to him.”

— Kin Hubbard

95. “Plain spoken people get most of the recognition because folks are afraid of them.”

— Kin Hubbard

96. “Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.”

— Kin Hubbard

97. “Some folks seem to have descended from the chimpanzee much later than others.”

— Kin Hubbard

98. “Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.”

— Kin Hubbard

99. “There’s many a slip twixt the blueprints and a new house.”

— Kin Hubbard

100. “If at first you do succeed don’t take any more chances.”

— Kin Hubbard