Proverbs, aphorisms, quotations (English) | by Linux fortune |
Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune. -- Kin Hubbard, "Abe Martin's Sayings" | |
The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag. -- Kin Hubbard | |
Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly. -- Elbert Hubbard | |
Hubbard's Law: Don't take life too seriously; you won't get out of it alive. | |
It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. -- Kim Hubbard | |
The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture. -- Elbert Hubbard | |
The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it. -- E. Hubbard | |
Old Mother Hubbard lived in a shoe, She had so many children, She didn't know what to do. So she moved to Atlanta. | |
Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard To fetch her poor daughter a dress. When she got there, the cupboard was bare And so was her daughter, I guess... | |
A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist. -- Elbert Hubbard | |
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. -- Elbert Hubbard | |
Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will never believe you anyway. -- Elbert Hubbard | |
Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet. -- Kin Hubbard | |
You won't skid if you stay in a rut. -- Frank Hubbard | |
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people. -- F.M. Hubbard | |
Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny. -- Frank Hubbard | |
Nothing will dispel enthusiasm like a small admission fee. -- Kim Hubbard | |
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. -- Elbert Hubbard | |
When a fellow says, "It ain't the money but the principle of the thing," it's the money. -- Kim Hubbard |