Elbert Hubbard

Quote: Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: The path of civilization is paved with tin cans. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: It is the weak man who urges compromise -- never the strong man. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is love, laughter, and work. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: To stop sinning suddenly. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: If you have no enemies you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: Your friend is that man who knows all about you, and still likes you. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: Grammar is the grave of letters. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: One who limits himself to his chosen mode of ignorance. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: Freedom is a condition of mind, and the best way to secure it is to breed it. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: The greatest mistake a man can make is to be afraid of making one. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: An executive is a man who can make quick decisions and is sometimes right. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: The only man who makes money following the races is one who does it with a broom and shovel. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: Failure -- The man who can tell others what to do and how to do it, but never does it himself. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: The supernatural is the natural not yet understood. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent -- the power to do the right thing the first time. [Elbert Hubbard]

Quote: A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience. [Elbert Hubbard]

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