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Elbert Hubbard Quotes

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

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

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They're realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus and hard work. They happen a step at a time, manifested over years, not weeks.

Motivational, Dream, Determination

If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him, speak well of him, and stand by the institution he represents. Remember, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must growl, condemn, and eternally find fault - resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content - but as long as you are part of the institution, do not condemn it. If you do, the first high wind that comes along will blow you away, and probably you will never know why.

Loyalty, Sports, Heart

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.

Love, Romantic, Giving

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

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen" by Elbert Hubbard, (p. 370), 1898.

Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal.

Greatness, People, Goal

Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.

Self, Discipline, Should

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

Motivational, Positive, Gratitude

Elbert Hubbard, Bert Hubbard (1923). “Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work”

Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves.

Children, Parenting, Too Much

Elbert Hubbard (1922). “Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard: Olympians”

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

Inspirational, Funny, Life

Elbert Hubbard (1917). “In the Spotlight: Personal Experiences of Elbert Hubbard on the American Stage”

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

Love, Friendship, Best Friend

The Motto Book (1907)

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.

Inspirational, Knowledge, Ignorance

Elbert Hubbard (1902). “Contemplations: Being Several Short Essays Helpful Sermonettes, Epigrams and Orphic Sayings”

A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.

Women, Doubt, Literature

Elbert Hubbard, Bert Hubbard (1923). “Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work”

Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius.

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Elbert Hubbard, Fred Bann (1916). “Great scientists”

To make mistakes is human, but to profit from them is divine.

Mistake, Divine, Profit

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

Morning, Business, Work

Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience.

Intelligent, Progress, Use

Keynote speech by Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, www.ohchr.org. November 16, 2016.

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

Grieving, Self Respect, Silence

Elbert Hubbard, Bert Hubbard (1923). “Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work”

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

Motivational, Sad, God

Elbert Hubbard (1911). “A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard”

The more one knows, the more one simplifies.

Simplify, Knows

Elbert Hubbard (1911). “A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard”

The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.

Motivational, Running, Attitude

Everything comes too late for those who only wait.

Waiting, Too Late, Late

People who are able to do their own thinking should not allow others to do it for them.

Thinking, People, Able

Politicians regard the public as a cow to be milked

Cows, Politician, Regard

Elbert Hubbard (1928). “Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great ...”

We work to become, not to acquire.

Life, Motivational, Work

Elbert Hubbard (1911). “A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard”

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