Quotes by Elbert Hubbard

Quotes by

ELBERT HUBBARD
"A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run."

- Elbert Hubbard

"Initiative is doing the right things without being told."

- Elbert Hubbard

initiative,

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"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."

- Elbert Hubbard

life, seriously

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"The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher."

- Elbert Hubbard

teaching, child, enable

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"The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it."

- Elbert Hubbard

failure, success

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"The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods."

- Elbert Hubbard

forgiving

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"He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much."

- Elbert Hubbard

success, worked well, laughed, loved

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"The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner."

- Elbert Hubbard

teacher, learner, lessons, life

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"Life in abundance comes only through great love."

- Elbert Hubbard

life, love,

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"A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them."

- Elbert Hubbard

work

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"The man who has no problems is out of the game."

- Elbert Hubbard

no problems, out of the game, life

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"Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists of not exceeding that limit"

- Elbert Hubbard

man, fool

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"Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure."

- Elbert Hubbard

optimism

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"Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time."

- Elbert Hubbard

character, attitude

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"If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive."

- Elbert Hubbard

suffer, alive, positive attitude, life

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"It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree."

- Elbert Hubbard

friendship,

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"A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares."

- Elbert Hubbard

bad woman, good man

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"Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition."

- Elbert Hubbard

work, whole heart

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"In order to have friends, you must first be one."

- Elbert Hubbard

friend, friendship

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"The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination."

- Elbert Hubbard

process of elimination, choosing, sculptor

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"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped."

- Elbert Hubbard

genius, stupidity

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"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man."

- Elbert Hubbard

extraordinary, work

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"It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do."

- Elbert Hubbard

goal, great strength, choosing,

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"Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal."

- Elbert Hubbard

want, goal, motivation

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"The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment."

- Elbert Hubbard

greatness, criticism, life

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"He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words."

- Elbert Hubbard

understanding, silence

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"A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success."

- Elbert Hubbard

persistence, success, hard work, motivation

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"There is no failure except in no longer trying."

- Elbert Hubbard

no failure, trying, life

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"A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness."

- Elbert Hubbard

memory, greatness.

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"How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success."

- Elbert Hubbard

patience

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"Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness."

- Elbert Hubbard

life, forgiveness

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"A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same."

- Elbert Hubbard

friend, love, know

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"It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious."

- Elbert Hubbard

efficient, obnoxious

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"The love we give away is the only love we keep."

- Elbert Hubbard

love

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"God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars."

- Elbert Hubbard

god, scars,

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"Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway."

- Elbert Hubbard

explain

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"The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it."

- Elbert Hubbard

fast, life

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"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you."

- Elbert Hubbard

friend, friendship, love

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"Live truth instead of professing it."

- Elbert Hubbard

live

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"Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace."

- Elbert Hubbard

minds, extraordinary, commonplace

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"A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run."

- Elbert Hubbard

conservative man,

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"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today."

- Elbert Hubbard

preparation, good work

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"Responsibility is the price of freedom."

- Elbert Hubbard

responsibility, freedom

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"To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing."

- Elbert Hubbard

avoid criticism, life

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"Positive anything is better than negative nothing."

- Elbert Hubbard

positive attitude, motivation,

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"The supernatural is the natural not yet understood."

- Elbert Hubbard

supernatural, natural

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"Art is not a thing; it is a way."

- Elbert Hubbard

art, way of living, live, life

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