Author: Frank ‘Kin’ Hubbard

Where ignorance is bliss it's foolish to borrow your neighbor's newspaper.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

The fellow that owns his own home is always just coming out of a hardware store.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Nothing will dispel enthusiasm like a small admission fee.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Everything comes to him who waits… except a loaned book.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Kindness goes a long ways lots o' times when it ought t' stay at home.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

The feller that calls you "Brother" generally wants something that don't belong to him.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Nobody ever grew despondent looking for trouble.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

No one needs a vacation so much as the person who has just had one.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

It ain't no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.

(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

If [the weather] didn’t change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn’t start a conversation.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist