Elbert Hubbard Quotes

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Elbert Hubbard

Profession : Writer

Birth : June 19, 1856

Never get married in college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake.

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

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

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

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Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly.

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Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

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Life in abundance comes only through great love.

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The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.

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

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

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Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.

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Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.

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

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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.

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Art is not a thing; it is a way.

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Responsibility is the price of freedom.

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

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If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.

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

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Life is just one damned thing after another.

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