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Elbert Hubbard Quotes about Life

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

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

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

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

We work to become, not to acquire.

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

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”

Every tyrant who ever lived has believed in freedom — for himself.

"A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard".

Forbid a man to think for himself or to act for himself and you may add the joy of piracy and the zest of smuggling to his life.

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

Real life is in love, laughter, and work.

Harry Persons Taber, Elbert Hubbard (1914). “The Philistine: A Periodical of Protest”

Life is just one damned thing after another.

Philistine Dec. 1909, p. 32. The saying is often attributed to Frank Ward

Life in abundance comes only through great love.

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

Every life is its own excuse for being.

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

The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is love, laughter, and work.

Harry Persons Taber, Elbert Hubbard (1914). “The Philistine: A Periodical of Protest”

Every knock is a boost.

Elbert Hubbard (1929). “Advertising and Advertisements”

Life is a movement outward, an unfolding.

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

The artist needs no religion beyond his work.

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.74, The Floating Press