Quotes from Kin Hubbard

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

Every father expects his boy to do the things he wouldn't do when he was young.

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.

We'd all like to vote for the best man but he's never a candidate.

Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt.

The worst feature of a new baby is its mothers singing.

Nothing dispels enthusiasm like a small admission fee.

Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.

The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age in which we live.

Every time I read where some woman gave a short talk I wonder how she stopped.

The woman that tries t' keep up with the' procession don't see near as much as her husband who stands on the' curb.