Quotes by
Frank A. Clark |
1911-1991 , American cartoonist
He was popular for his cartoons in many different newspapers. His insightful “The Country Parson” sermons were treasured by loyal fans. At the height of its popularity, in 1963, the feature was published in 79 American newspapers.
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Quotations
| • | If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere. 4 |
| • | Gossip needn’t be false to be evil – there’s a lot of truth that shouldn’t be passed around. 3 |
| • | There’s nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child. 3 |
| • | We find comfort among those who agree with us – growth among those who don’t. 3 |
| • | Habit is something you can do without thinking, which is why most of us have so many of them. 2 |
| • | It’s hard to detect good luck – it looks so much like something you’ve earned. 2 |
| • | Many folks think they aren’t good at earning money, when what they don’t know is how to use it. 2 |
| • | A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be. 2 |
| • | Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots. 2 |
| • | The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them. 2 |
| • | A child, like your stomach, doesn’t need all you can afford to give it. 1 |
| • | Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it’s being done to him or by him. 1 |
| • | Maybe a person’s time would be as well spent raising food as raising money to buy food. 1 |
| • | Most smiles are started by another smile. 1 |
| • | A man’s conscience, like a warning line on the highway, tells him what he shouldn’t do – but it does not keep him from doing it. 1 |
| • | We would be happier with what we have if we weren’t so unhappy about what we don’t have. 1 |
| • | You can suffocate a thought by expressing it with too many words. 1 |
| • | The reason there’s so much ignorance is that those who have it are so eager to share it. 1 |
| • | Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things. 1 |
| • | I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it. 1 |
| • | I’d rather see folks doubt what’s true than accept what isn’t. 1 |
| • | If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get. 1 |
| • | A baby is born with a need to be loved – and never outgrows it. 1 |
| • | Every adult needs a child to teach; it’s the way adults learn. 1 |
| • | Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out. 1 |
