Elbert Hubbard quotes

Art is not a thing; it is a way.

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

Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.

Fear clogs; faith liberates.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.

Live truth instead of professing it.

A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares.

The thing we fear we bring to pass.

Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly.

Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.

Love, we say, is life; but love without hope and faith is agonizing death.

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.

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

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

It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree.

The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.

A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.

We work to become, not to acquire.

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.

Love, we say, is life; but love without hope and faith is agonizing death.

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

He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

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

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.

We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.

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.

Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.

There is no failure except in no longer trying.

God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.

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

The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.

Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure.

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

Love, we say, is life; but love without hope and faith is agonizing death.

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

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture.

Life in abundance comes only through great love.

The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.

Responsibility is the price of freedom.

The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.

The love we give away is the only love we keep.

Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.

A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.

How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.

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