Elbert Hubbard Quotes
So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill their. s.Elbert Hubbard
Every man should have a college education in order to show him how little the thing is really worth.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
Folks who never do any more than they are paid for, never get paid more than they do.Elbert Hubbard
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.Elbert Hubbard
God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas, but for scars.Elbert Hubbard
We are punished by our sins, not for them.Elbert Hubbard
Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.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
The woman who cannot tell a lie in defense of her husband is unworthy of the name of wife.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
To know when to be generous and when to be firm - - This is wisdom.Elbert Hubbard
If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.Elbert Hubbard
A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour.Elbert Hubbard
Never explain - - Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.Elbert Hubbard
Life in abundance comes only through great love.Elbert Hubbard
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.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
The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood. That is part of the penalty for greatness, and every great man understands it; and understands, too, that it is no proof of greatness. The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure continously without resentment.Elbert Hubbard
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.Elbert Hubbard
A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.Elbert Hubbard
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.Elbert Hubbard
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.Elbert Hubbard
Death: To stop sinning suddenly.Elbert Hubbard
There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.Elbert Hubbard
To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.Elbert Hubbard
The artist needs no religion beyond his work.Elbert Hubbard
He who has achieved success has worked well, laughed often and loved much.Elbert Hubbard
An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.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
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.Elbert Hubbard
Men are punished by their sins, not for them.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
I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.Elbert Hubbard
The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.Elbert Hubbard
The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.Elbert Hubbard
