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Plain spoken people get most of the recognition because folks are afraid of them.

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Kin Hubbard
Age: 62 †
Born: 1868
Born: September 1
Died: 1930
Died: December 26
Cartoonist
Humorist
Journalist
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Frank McKinney Hubbard
Spoken
Plain
Recognition
Folks
Afraid
People

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The fellow that calls you 'brother' usually wants something that doesn't belong to him.
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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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It's the good loser who finally loses out.
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The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.
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University: ... a place where rich men send their sons who have no aptitude for business.
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I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.
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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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We can tell that a good name is better than riches by those who prefer the riches.
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