I believe in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity, in good cheer, in friendship and in honest competition. I believe there is something doing somewhere, for every man ready to do it. I believe I'm ready, RIGHT NOW. - Elbert Hubbard
Folks who never do more than their paid for, never get paid for any more than they do. - Elbert Hubbard
I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate. - Elbert Hubbard
The love we give away is the only love we keep. - Elbert Hubbard
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
An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. - Elbert Hubbard
The woman who cannot tell a lie in defense of her husband is unworthy of the name of wife. - Elbert Hubbard
A legal or religious ceremony by which two persons of the opposite sex solemnly agree to harass and spy on each other... until death do them join. - Elbert Hubbard
Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber. - Elbert Hubbard
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists of not exceeding the limit. - Elbert Hubbard
The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher. - Elbert Hubbard
Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive. - Elbert Hubbard
Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. - Elbert Hubbard
Life in abundance comes only through great love. - Elbert Hubbard
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? - Elbert Hubbard
A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience. - Elbert Hubbard
I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love...I believe in sunshine, fresh air, friendship, calm sleep, beautiful thoughts. - Elbert Hubbard
True life lies in laughter, love and work. - Elbert Hubbard
The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it. - Elbert Hubbard
The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live. - Elbert Hubbard
The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success. - Elbert Hubbard
A person may be very secretive and yet have no secrets. - Elbert Hubbard
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. - Elbert Hubbard
God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas, but for scars. - Elbert Hubbard
Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal. - Elbert Hubbard
A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour. - Elbert Hubbard
To know when to be generous and when to be firm -- this is wisdom. - Elbert Hubbard
Logic is an instrument used for bolstering a prejudice. - Elbert Hubbard
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. - Elbert Hubbard
Business, to be successful, must be based on science, for demand and supply are matters of mathematics, not guesswork. - Elbert Hubbard
Life is just one damned thing after another. - Elbert Hubbard
Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards. - Elbert Hubbard
Gossip is only the lack of a worthy memory. - Elbert Hubbard
Live truth instead of professing it. - Elbert Hubbard
Death: To stop sinning suddenly. - Elbert Hubbard
A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist. - Elbert Hubbard
The greatest mistake a man can make is to be afraid of making one. - Elbert Hubbard
A friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you just the same. - Elbert Hubbard
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. - Elbert Hubbard
So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill their.s - Elbert Hubbard
The line between failure and success is so fine. . . that we are often on the line and do not know it. - Elbert Hubbard
Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things. - Elbert Hubbard
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. - Elbert Hubbard
To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. - Elbert Hubbard
Editor: a person employed on a newspaper whose business it is to seperate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed. - Elbert Hubbard
In these days, a man who says a thing cannot be done is quite apt to be interrupted by some idiot doing it. - Elbert Hubbard
Art is not a thing; it is a way. - Elbert Hubbard
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge. - Elbert Hubbard
If you can't answer a man's argument, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names. - Elbert Hubbard
No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one. - Elbert Hubbard
Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace. - Elbert Hubbard
There is no failure except in no longer trying. - Elbert Hubbard
Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is. - Elbert Hubbard
Folks who never do any more than they are paid for, never get paid more than they do. - Elbert Hubbard
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing. - Elbert Hubbard
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. - Elbert Hubbard
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. - Elbert Hubbard
The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment. - Elbert Hubbard
This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. - Elbert Hubbard
Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. - Elbert Hubbard
Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed. - Elbert Hubbard
God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars. - Elbert Hubbard
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. - Elbert Hubbard
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. - Elbert Hubbard
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. - Elbert Hubbard
I do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author. - Elbert Hubbard
If you suffer, thank God! -- it is a sure sign that you are alive. - Elbert Hubbard
Men are punished by their sins, not for them. - Elbert Hubbard
If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate. - Elbert Hubbard
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually afraid you will make one. - Elbert Hubbard
Never explain―your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. - Elbert Hubbard