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Elbert Hubbard Quotes - Page 11

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Life is a paradox. Every truth has its counterpart which contradicts it; and every philosopher supplies the logic his own undoing.

Life is a paradox. Every truth has its counterpart which contradicts it; and every philosopher supplies the logic his own undoing.

Truth, Honesty, Philosopher

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

The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia.

Love, Hate, Men

Elbert Hubbard, Felix Shay (1912). “The Fra: A Journal of Affirmation”

Imitation is the sincerest form of insult.

Insult, Imitation, Form

Harry Persons Taber, Elbert Hubbard (1912). “The Philistine: A Periodical of Protest”

Conformists die, but heretics live forever.

Forever, Heretic, Dies

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

Enthusiasm is like having two right hands.

Service Culture, Hands, Two

Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.

Keeping Secrets, Giving, Secret

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

To have a full stomach and fixed income are no small things .

Income, Stomach, Fixed

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

I have no perfect panacea for human ills. And even if I had I would not attempt to present a system of philosophy between the soup and fish.

Philosophy, Perfect, Soup

Elbert Hubbard (1898). “As it Seems to Me: Being Some Philistine Essays Concerning Several Things”

The hundred-point man is one who is true to every trust; who keeps his word; who is loyal to the firm that employs him; who does not listen for insults nor look for slights; who carries a civil tongue in his head; who is polite to strangers without being fresh; who is considerate toward servants; who is moderate in his eating and drinking; who is willing to learn; who is cautious and yet courageous.

Trust, Drinking, Men

Elbert Hubbard (1908). “Health & Wealth”

Those who create beauty are also they who possess it.

Elbert Hubbard “Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Complete 14 Volumes”, Library of Alexandria

The Businessman is one who supplies something great and good to the world, and collects from the world for the goods.

World, Businessman, Goods

Elbert Hubbard (2005). “Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen”, p.315, Cosimo, Inc.

It is the weak man who urges compromise - never the strong man.

Strong, Fear, Men

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

I have noticed that youngsters given to the climbing habit usually do something when they grow up

Growing Up, Climbing, Habit

Elbert Hubbard, Fred Bann (1928). “Eminent orators”

No man should dogmatize except on the subject of theology. Here he can take his stand, and by throwing the burden of proof on the opposition, he is invincible. We have to die to find out whether he is right.

Men, Burden Of Proof, Should

Life without absorbing occupation is hell; joy consists in forgetting life.

Happiness, Joy, Occupation

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

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

Marriage, Funny Love, Mistake

The difference in men does not lie in the size of their hands, nor in the perfection of their bodies, but in this one sublime ability of concentration: to throw the weight in one blow, to live eternity in an hour.

Lying, Blow, Men

Freedom is a condition of mind, and the best way to secure it is to breed it.

Freedom, Mind, Way

Harry Persons Taber, Elbert Hubbard (1910). “The Philistine”

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.

Integrity, Character, Men

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

Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.

Business, Writing, Wheat Fields

The Roycroft Dictionary of Epigrams (1914)

Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer.

Inspirational, Encouraging, Cheer

Elbert Hubbard (1908). “Health & Wealth”

Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.

Writing, Thinking, Folks

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

There is a wild, splendid, intoxicating joy that follows work well done.

Joy, Work Well Done, Splendid

Orthodoxy: That peculiar condition where the patient can neither eliminate an old idea nor absorb a new one.

Ideas, Atheism, Peculiar

Every life is its own excuse for being.

Life, Excuse, Existence

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

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