Quotes by
Elbert Hubbard |
1856-1915 , American writer
American writer, publisher, artist, businessman, anarchist and libertarian socialist philosopher. He was an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement. He and his wife Alice Moore Hubbard died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
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Quotations
| • | The stronger a man is, the more gentle he can afford to be. 12 |
| • | The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. 11 |
| • | Responsibility is the price of freedom. 8 |
| • | Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive. 8 |
| • | There was one who thought he was above me, and he was above me until he had that thought. 7 |
| • | Art is not a thing; it is a way. 7 |
| • | If your religion does not change you, then you had better change your religion. 7 |
| • | Life is a compromise between fate and free will. 6 |
| • | The path of least resistance is what makes rivers run crooked. 6 |
| • | There is no failure except in no longer trying. 6 |
| • | He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. 6 |
| • | Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. 6 |
| • | An idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all. 6 |
| • | One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. 6 |
| • | If men could only know each other, they would never either idolize or hate. 6 |
| • | I believe that no one can harm you but yourself. 6 |
| • | Life is just one damn thing after another. 6 |
| • | The reward of a good deed is in having done it. 5 |
| • | No matter how long you live, die young. 5 |
| • | Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves. 5 |
| • | Life in abundance comes only through great love. 5 |
| • | Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing, and you'll never be criticized. 5 |
| • | Experience is the name everyone gives to his mistakes. 5 |
| • | If we ever damned it will not be because we have loved too much, but because we have loved too little. 5 |
| • | Good people are only half as good, and bad people only half as bad, as other people regard them. 5 |
| • | It takes brains to make money, but any dam fool can inherit. P.S.: I never inherited any money. 5 |
| • | 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. 5 |
| • | Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow. 5 |
| • | Positive anything is better than negative nothing. 4 |
| • | Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny. 4 |
| • | A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run. 4 |
| • | The supernatural is the natural not yet understood. 4 |
| • | If you can not answer a man's argument, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names. 4 |
| • | True life lies in laughter, love and work. 4 |
| • | Happiness is a habit—cultivate it. 4 |
| • | The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live. 4 |
| • | God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars. 4 |
| • | If you err it is not for me to punish you. We are punished by our sins not for them. 4 |
| • | A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience. 4 |
| • | I believe there is no devil but fear. 4 |
| • | When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. 4 |
| • | Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them. 4 |
| • | Anyone who idolizes you is going to hate you when he discovers that you are fallible. He never forgives. He has deceived himself, and he blames you for it. 4 |
| • | A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. 3 |
| • | I believe the only way we can reach the Kingdom of Heaven is to have the Kingdom of Heaven in our hearts. 3 |
| • | The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today. 3 |
| • | Righteous indignation: Your own wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others. 3 |
| • | We work to become, not to acquire. 3 |
| • | Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes a day. Wisdom consists of not exceeding the limit. 3 |
| • | If you want work well done, select a busy man‚ the other kind has no time. 3 |
Funny Quotes
| • | Heaven: the Coney Island of the Christian imagination. 4 |
