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Elbert Hubbard Quotes - Page 2

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

Elbert Hubbard (2005). “Loyalty in Business: One and Twenty Other Good Things”, p.29, Cosimo, Inc.

Happiness is a habit—cultivate it.

Harry Persons Taber, Elbert Hubbard (1905). “The Philistine: A Periodical of Protest”

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

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

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.

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

Responsibility is the price of freedom.

Elbert Hubbard (2006). “A Message to Garcia”, p.17, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.

Do not dump your woes upon people — keep the sad story of your life to yourself. Troubles grow by recounting them.

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

Men are only as great as they are kind.

Elbert Hubbard (1901). “Little journeys to the homes of great musicians”

Every man should have a college education in order to show him how little the thing is really worth.

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

True life lies in laughter, love and work.

Elbert Hubbard (1912). “Hollyhocks and Goldenglow”

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

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

Postponement: The father of failure.

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

I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.

Elbert Hubbard (2009). “Love, Life & Work: Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others”, p.6, The Floating Press

Folks who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do

Elbert Hubbard (2005). “Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen”, p.369, Cosimo, Inc.

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

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