Kin Hubbard

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A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower.
Kin Hubbard

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.
Kin Hubbard

A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one.
Kin Hubbard

A loafer always has the correct time.
Kin Hubbard

A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.
Kin Hubbard

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

All the world loves a good loser.
Kin Hubbard

An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed.
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

Bargain... anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on.
Kin Hubbard

Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count.
Kin Hubbard

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.
Kin Hubbard

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

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

Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.
Kin Hubbard

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

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

I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.
Kin Hubbard

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

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Biography
Type: Journalist
Nationality: American
Born: September 1, 1868
Died: December 26, 1930

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Elbert Hubbard

Showing quotations 1 to 17 of 17 total An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. Elbert HubbardDon't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive. Elbert HubbardEditor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed. Elbert Hubbard Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber. Elbert HubbardFolks who never do any more than they are paid for, never get paid more than they do. Elbert HubbardGenius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. Elbert Hubbard Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is. Elbert Hubbard How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success? Elbert HubbardIf men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate. Elbert HubbardLife is just one damned thing after another. Elbert Hubbard Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. Elbert Hubbard Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. Elbert Hubbard No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one. Elbert HubbardOne machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. Elbert HubbardThe greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. Elbert Hubbard The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. Elbert Hubbard To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. Elbert Hubbard

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Kin Hubbard

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower.
Kin Hubbard

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.
Kin Hubbard

A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one.
Kin Hubbard

A loafer always has the correct time.
Kin Hubbard

A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.
Kin Hubbard

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

All the world loves a good loser.
Kin Hubbard

An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed.
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

Bargain... anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on.
Kin Hubbard

Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count.
Kin Hubbard

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.
Kin Hubbard

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

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

Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.
Kin Hubbard

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

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

I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.
Kin Hubbard

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

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Biography
Type: Journalist
Nationality: American
Born: September 1, 1868
Died: December 26, 1930

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Erma Bombeck
Fran Lebowitz
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Elbert Hubbard

Showing quotations 1 to 17 of 17 total An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. Elbert HubbardDon't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive. Elbert HubbardEditor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed. Elbert Hubbard Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber. Elbert HubbardFolks who never do any more than they are paid for, never get paid more than they do. Elbert HubbardGenius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. Elbert Hubbard Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is. Elbert Hubbard How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success? Elbert HubbardIf men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate. Elbert HubbardLife is just one damned thing after another. Elbert Hubbard Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. Elbert Hubbard Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. Elbert Hubbard No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one. Elbert HubbardOne machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. Elbert HubbardThe greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. Elbert Hubbard The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. Elbert Hubbard To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. Elbert Hubbard

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Kin Hubbard

Showing quotations 1 to 16 of 16 total A good listener is usually thinking about something else. Kin Hubbard Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. Kin HubbardClassical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune. Kin Hubbard 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 Everything comes to him who waits but a loaned book. Kin HubbardHonesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people. Kin Hubbard It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. Kin Hubbard Men are not punished for their sins, but by them. Kin HubbardNo one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish. Kin HubbardNothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you. Kin HubbardNow and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature. Kin HubbardSo far I haven't heard of anybody who wants to stop living on account of the cost. Kin HubbardThe only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them. Kin HubbardThe safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket. Kin Hubbard There is plenty of peace in any home where the family doesn't make the mistake of trying to get together. Kin HubbardThere's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it? Kin Hubbard

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Kin Hubbard

Showing quotations 1 to 16 of 16 total A good listener is usually thinking about something else. Kin Hubbard Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. Kin HubbardClassical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune. Kin Hubbard 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 Everything comes to him who waits but a loaned book. Kin HubbardHonesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people. Kin Hubbard It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. Kin Hubbard Men are not punished for their sins, but by them. Kin HubbardNo one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish. Kin HubbardNothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you. Kin HubbardNow and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature. Kin HubbardSo far I haven't heard of anybody who wants to stop living on account of the cost. Kin HubbardThe only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them. Kin HubbardThe safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket. Kin Hubbard There is plenty of peace in any home where the family doesn't make the mistake of trying to get together. Kin HubbardThere's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it? Kin Hubbard

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Elbert Hubbard

Showing quotations 1 to 17 of 17 total An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. Elbert HubbardDon't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive. Elbert HubbardEditor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed. Elbert Hubbard Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber. Elbert HubbardFolks who never do any more than they are paid for, never get paid more than they do. Elbert HubbardGenius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. Elbert Hubbard Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is. Elbert Hubbard How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success? Elbert HubbardIf men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate. Elbert HubbardLife is just one damned thing after another. Elbert Hubbard Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. Elbert Hubbard Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. Elbert Hubbard No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one. Elbert HubbardOne machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. Elbert HubbardThe greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. Elbert Hubbard The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. Elbert Hubbard To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. Elbert Hubbard

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Kin Hubbard

Showing quotations 1 to 16 of 16 total A good listener is usually thinking about something else. Kin Hubbard Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. Kin HubbardClassical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune. Kin Hubbard 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 Everything comes to him who waits but a loaned book. Kin HubbardHonesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people. Kin Hubbard It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. Kin Hubbard Men are not punished for their sins, but by them. Kin HubbardNo one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish. Kin HubbardNothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you. Kin HubbardNow and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature. Kin HubbardSo far I haven't heard of anybody who wants to stop living on account of the cost. Kin HubbardThe only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them. Kin HubbardThe safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket. Kin Hubbard There is plenty of peace in any home where the family doesn't make the mistake of trying to get together. Kin HubbardThere's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it? Kin Hubbard

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Elbert Hubbard

A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.
Elbert Hubbard

A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.
Elbert Hubbard

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
Elbert Hubbard

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
Elbert Hubbard

A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares.
Elbert Hubbard

A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
Elbert Hubbard

A pessimist? That's a person who has been intimately acquainted with an optimist.
Elbert Hubbard

A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
Elbert Hubbard

A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.
Elbert Hubbard

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy to be called an idea at all.
Elbert Hubbard

Art is not a thing; it is a way.
Elbert Hubbard

Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things.
Elbert Hubbard

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.
Elbert Hubbard

Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
Elbert Hubbard

Christianity supplies a Hell for the people who disagree with you and a Heaven for your friends.
Elbert Hubbard

Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly.
Elbert Hubbard

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Elbert Hubbard

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.
Elbert Hubbard

Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
Elbert Hubbard

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
Elbert Hubbard

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Elbert Hubbard

A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.
Elbert Hubbard

A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.
Elbert Hubbard

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
Elbert Hubbard

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
Elbert Hubbard

A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares.
Elbert Hubbard

A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
Elbert Hubbard

A pessimist? That's a person who has been intimately acquainted with an optimist.
Elbert Hubbard

A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
Elbert Hubbard

A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.
Elbert Hubbard

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy to be called an idea at all.
Elbert Hubbard

Art is not a thing; it is a way.
Elbert Hubbard

Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things.
Elbert Hubbard

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.
Elbert Hubbard

Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
Elbert Hubbard

Christianity supplies a Hell for the people who disagree with you and a Heaven for your friends.
Elbert Hubbard

Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly.
Elbert Hubbard

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Elbert Hubbard

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.
Elbert Hubbard

Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
Elbert Hubbard

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
Elbert Hubbard

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