Author: Frank ‘Kin’ Hubbard

The only time some fellows are seen with their wives is after they're indicted.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Nothing will dispel enthusiasm like a small admission fee.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.

(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

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

The worst sensation I know of is getting up at night and stepping on a toy train.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.

(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 world gets better every day – then worse again in the evening.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

A loafer always has the correct time.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(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

Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(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

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Perfume: Any smell that is used to drown a worse one.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

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

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist