Kin Hubbard
Frank McKinney Hubbard, better known as Kin Hubbard, was an American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist. His most famous work was for "Abe Martin". Introduced in The Indianapolis News in December 1904, the cartoon appeared six days a week on the back page of the News for twenty-six years. The Abe Martin cartoons went into national print syndication in 1910, eventually appearing in some two hundred U.S. newspapers. Hubbard also originated and illustrated a once-a-week humor essay for the "Short Furrows" column in the Sunday edition of the News that went into syndication in 1911. The self-taught artist and writer made more than eight thousand drawings for the Indianapolis News and wrote and illustrated about a thousand essays for the "Short Furrows" column. His first published book was Collection of Indiana Lawmaker and Lobbyists (1903), followed by an annual series of Abe Martin-related books between 1906 and 1930, as well as other works such as Short Furrows (1912) and Book of Indiana (1929). Humorist Will Rogers once declared that Hubbard was "America's greatest humorist".
Quotes
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No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.
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Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
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Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.
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Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you.
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It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.
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The safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket.
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Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought.
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So far I haven't heard of anybody who wants to stop living on account of the cost.
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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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Of all the unbearable nuisances, the ignoramus that has travelled is the worst.
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