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Kin Hubbard Author

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Sep 1868
  • Died: Dec 26, 1930

Frank McKinney Hubbard was an American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist better known by his pen name "Kin" Hubbard.

He was creator of the cartoon "Abe Martin of Brown County" which ran in U.S. newspapers from 1904 until his death in 1930, and was the originator of many political quips that remain in use. North American humorist Will Rogers reportedly declared Hubbard to be "America's greatest humorist."

The American playwright, screenwriter and journalist Lawrence Riley wrote the biographical play Kin Hubbard in his memory. It starred Tom Ewell and June Lockhart.

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

When a fellow says, 'It ain't the money but the principle of the thing,' it's the money.

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

No woman can be handsome by the force of features alone, any more that she can be witty by only the help of speech.

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

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.

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

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

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.

It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness poverty and wealth have both failed.

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

Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil.

There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it?

If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest.

It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness poverty and wealth have both failed.

Don't knock the weather nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while.

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

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

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.

Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.

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

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

It isn't enough for you to love money - it's also necessary that money should love you.

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

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

No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.