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Ability
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It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.
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Action(s)
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You won't skid if you stay in a rut.
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Appearance
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Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about the only compensation for being homely.
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Argument & Debate
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The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.
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Beauty
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Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.
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Conservatism
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Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.
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Conversation
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Why doesn't the fellow who says, I'm no speechmaker let it go at that instead of giving a demonstration?
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Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while.
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Death
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My idea of walking into the jaws of death is marrying some woman who has lost three husbands.
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Deception/Lying
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Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
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Driving
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It seems to make an auto driver mad if he misses you.
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Entertainment
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The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.
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Fate & Destiny
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Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.
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Food
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A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.
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Forgiveness
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Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.
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Greatness & Great Things
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After a fellow gets famous it does not take long for someone to bob up that used to sit next to him in school.
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Guests
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Making a long stay short is a great aid to popularity.
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Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest.
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Habits
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Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught.
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Happiness
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It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
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Home
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The fellow that owns his own home is always just coming out of a hardware store.
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Inheritance
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It's going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth after they inherit it.
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Justice
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Nobody ever grew despondent looking for trouble.
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Kindness
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Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home.
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Laziness
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Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience.
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A loafer always has the correct time.
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Loss
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All the world loves a good loser.
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It's the good loser who finally loses out.
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Manners
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Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt.
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Money
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The safest way to double your money is to fold over once and put it in your pocket.
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Mother
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And yet of all the home remedies,
A good wife and mother is still the best.
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Peace
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Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn't have as many monuments to unveil.
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Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family.
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Politics
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Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature.
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Politics makes strange postmasters.
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I do not look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.
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If there is anything a public servant hates to do it is something for the public.
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Poverty
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It is no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.
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Retirement
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When some fellers decide to retire nobody knows the difference.
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Shopping
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Bargain... anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on.
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Silence
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It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.
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Sin
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Men are not punished for their for sins, but by them.
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Smile
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If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest.
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Success & Failure
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I will say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that is more than I can say for prosperity.
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There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it?
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Vacations
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If some people didn't tell you, you'd never know they'd been away on a vacation.
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Voting
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We'd all like to vote for the best man, but he's never a candidate.
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The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street.
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Work
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Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.
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A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower.
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World
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The world gels better every day -- then worse again in the evening.
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Worry
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One of the commonest mistakes is thinking your worries are over when your children get married.
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Books by and about Kin Hubbard
