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Elbert Hubbard
Quotes by Elbert Hubbard
Quotes by Elbert Hubbard
“A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.”
Elbert Hubbard
“The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.”
Elbert Hubbard
“A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”
Elbert Hubbard
“He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Responsibility is the price of freedom.”
Elbert Hubbard
“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.”
Elbert Hubbard
“God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.”
Elbert Hubbard
“The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.”
Elbert Hubbard
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.”
Elbert Hubbard
“The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.”
Elbert Hubbard
“The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.”
Elbert Hubbard
“The love we give away is the only love we keep.”
Elbert Hubbard
“The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.”
Elbert Hubbard
“The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Never get married in college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake.”
Elbert Hubbard
“It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Art is not a thing; it is a way.”
Elbert Hubbard
“A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.”
Elbert Hubbard
“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.”
Elbert Hubbard
“Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly.”
Elbert Hubbard
“We are punished by our sins, not for them.”
Elbert Hubbard
“I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.”
Elbert Hubbard
