Author: Frank ‘Kin’ Hubbard
Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
It seems that nothing ever gets to going good till there's a few resignations.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
If you haven’t seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven’t seen her smile her prettiest.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about the only compensation for being homely.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Nothing will dispel enthusiasm like a small admission fee.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
I’ll bet the hardest thing about prize fightin’ is pickin’ up yer teeth with a boxin’ glove on.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
The Arabs are only Jews upon horseback.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
It's what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
The man who says "I may be wrong, but… " does not believe there can be any such possibility.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
If you want to get rid of somebody, just tell him something for his own good.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
After a fellow gets famous it doesn’t take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
The hardest thing to stop is a temporary chairman.
(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist