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. 3 |
| • | We find comfort among those who agree with us – growth among those who don’t. 2 |
| • | There’s nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child. 2 |
| • | Gossip needn’t be false to be evil – there’s a lot of truth that shouldn’t be passed around. 2 |
| • | The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them. 1 |
| • | Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots. 1 |
| • | Many folks think they aren’t good at earning money, when what they don’t know is how to use it. 1 |
| • | It’s hard to detect good luck – it looks so much like something you’ve earned. 1 |
| • | Habit is something you can do without thinking, which is why most of us have so many of them. 1 |
| • | Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out. |
| • | Every adult needs a child to teach; it’s the way adults learn. |
| • | A baby is born with a need to be loved – and never outgrows it. |
| • | 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. |
| • | I’d rather see folks doubt what’s true than accept what isn’t. |
| • | I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it. |
| • | Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things. |
| • | The reason there’s so much ignorance is that those who have it are so eager to share it. |
| • | You can suffocate a thought by expressing it with too many words. |
| • | We would be happier with what we have if we weren’t so unhappy about what we don’t have. |
| • | 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. |
| • | A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be. |
| • | Most smiles are started by another smile. |
| • | Maybe a person’s time would be as well spent raising food as raising money to buy food. |
| • | Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it’s being done to him or by him. |
| • | A child, like your stomach, doesn’t need all you can afford to give it. |
