Quote: It's what we learn after we think we know it all that counts. (Kin Hubbard 1921 July 21)

[Dan Goncharoff]

But Moss cites R. L. Baker as his source. Who, prey tell, is R. L. Baker??
DanG

On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Garson O'Toole
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> Subject:      Quote: It's what we learn after we think we know it all that
>              counts. (Kin Hubbard 1921 July 21)
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> The quote in the subject line of this post appeared in a syndicated
> newspaper column called "Office Cat” by Junius in 1922 as discovered
> by Barry Popik.
>
> Below is a 1921 cite to a syndicated feature called "Abe Martin Says".
> Abe Martin was a character created by the humorist Kin Hubbard. It is
> unclear if "Junius", Kin Hubbard or someone else crafted this saying.
>
> Cite: 1921 July 21, Spartanburg Herald (Herald-Journal), Abe Martin
> Says, Page 5, Spartanburg, South Carolina. (Google News Archive)
>
> It's what we learn after we think we know it all that counts. It seems
> like th' less a feler earns the more determined his wife is t' wear
> white.
>
> Ralph Keyes in the Quote Verifier credits Kin Hubbard. Keyes cites the
> following tomes: Life and Times of Kin Hubbard, Creator of Abe Martin
> (New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952), The Best of Kin Hubbard:
> Abe Martin's Sayings and Wisecracks (Bloomington: Indiana University,
> 1984) plus Rogers on Hubbard: NYT, December 27, 1930. I have not had a
> chance to examine these references.
>
> Here is a link to Barry's valuable work:
>
> http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/its_what_you_learn_after_you_know_it_all_that_counts/
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