Elbert Hubbard quotes - page 7

I believe more in the goodness of bad people than i do in the badness of good people. (Elbert Hubbard)
Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing, and you'll never be criticized. View quote
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Would you make men better - set them an example. The millenium will never come until governments cease from governing, and the meddler is at rest. View quote
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A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose. View quote
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Making men live in three worlds at once - past, present and future has been the chief harm organized religion has done. View quote
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Literary people of the opposite sex do not really love each other. All they really desire is to read their manuscript aloud to a receptive listener. View quote
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If we ever damned it will not be because we have loved too much, but because we have loved too little. View quote
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The sad thing about the optimist is his state of mind concerning himself. View quote
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Should we have an Eleventh Commandment?" asked a youth of the Greatest Living Actress. "Most assuredly, no - we have ten too many now! View quote
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Good people are only half as good, and bad people only half as bad, as other people regard them. View quote
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Too often the reformer has been one who caused the rich to band themselves against the poor. (Elbert Hubbard)
The happiest mortals on earth are ladies who have been bereaved by the loss of their husbands. View quote
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The way to learn to earn a living is to go at it and earn a living. View quote
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There is no such thing as success in a bad business. View quote
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The graveyards are full of people the world could not do without. View quote
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He picked up the lemons that Fate had sent him and started a lemonade-stand. View quote
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Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them. View quote
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To remain on earth you must be useful, otherwise Nature regards you as old metal, and is only watching for a chance to melt you over. View quote
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And the worst part about making a soldier of a man is not that a soldier kills brown men or white men, but that the soldier loses his own soul. View quote
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If you err it is not for me to punish you. We are punished by our sins not for them. View quote
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Fear clogs; faith liberates. (Elbert Hubbard)
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself. View quote
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Never get married in college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake. View quote
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A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares. View quote
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The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner. View quote
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