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| Elbert Green Hubbard: born June 1856 died May 1915 was a famous American author, philosopher, and artist |
Quotes by Elbert Hubbard
Life is a paradox. Every truth has its counterpart which contradicts it; and every philosopher supplies the logic his own undoing.Be yourself and think for yourself, and while your conclusions may not be infallible they will be nearer right than the inclusions forced upon you by those who have a personal interest in keeping you in ignorance.
In business, sometimes, prospects may seem darkest when really they are on the turn. A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
When you grow suspicious of a person and begin a system of espionage upon him, your punishment will be that you will find your suspicions true.
A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
Your enemy is one who misunderstands you; why should you not rise above the fog and see his error and respect him for the good qualities you find in him?
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.
If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.
When much expectation is placed upon the individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.
Strength and strength’s will are the supreme ethic. All else are dreams from hospital beds, the sly, crawling goodness of sneaking souls.
The fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.
A man who marries a woman to educate her falls a victim to the same fallacy as the woman who marries a man to reform him.
The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get.
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
If we cannot be powerful and happy and prey on others, we invent conscience and prey on ourselves.
Not only does beauty fade, but it leaves a record upon the face as to what became of it.
One thing is sure; there are just two respectable ways to die. One is of old age, and the other is by accident.
If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that is also true of trouble.
Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.
Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.
A woman will doubt everything you say except it be complements to herself.
Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.
If you want work well done, select a busy man; the other kind has no time.
Morality is largely a matter of geography.
We work to become, not to acquire.
The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
Theology is an attempt to explain a subject by men who do not understand it. The intent is not to tell the truth but to satisfy the questioner.
A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.
A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will never believe you anyway.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
