One great, strong, unselfish soul in every community would actually redeem the world.
Elbert HubbardGod looked upon His work and saw that it was good. That is where the clergy take issue with him.
Elbert HubbardGood health! Whenever you go out of doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of your head high, and fill the lungs to the utmost; drink in sunshine; greet your friends with a smile, and put soul into every handclasp. Do not fear being misunderstood and never waste a minute thinking about your enemies.
Elbert HubbardI pray that I may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people, I'll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves; and if I can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be Radiant -- to Radiate Life!
Elbert HubbardWhen you once attribute effects to the will of a personal God, you have let in a lot of little gods and evils - then sprites, fairies, dryads, naiads, witches, ghosts and goblins, for your imagination is reeling, riotous, drunk, afloat on the flotsam of superstition. What you know then doesn't count. You just believe, and the more your believe the more do you plume yourself that fear and faith are superior to science and seeing.
Elbert HubbardTwo-thirds of all preachers, doctors and lawyers are hanging on to the coat tails of progress, shouting, whoa! while a good many of the rest are busy strewing banana peels along the line of march.
Elbert HubbardIt does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
Elbert HubbardYour 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?
Elbert HubbardThe heroic man does not pose; he leaves that for the man who wishes to be thought heroic.
Elbert HubbardParties who want milk should not seat themselves on a stool in the middle of the field in hope that the cow will back up to them.
Elbert HubbardWould you make men better - set them an example. The millenium will never come until governments cease from governing, and the meddler is at rest.
Elbert HubbardThe 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.
Elbert HubbardThoroughness characterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains. All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinite painstaking, even to the minutest detail.
Elbert HubbardWhen 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.
Elbert HubbardIn the Life of Darwin by his son, there is related an incident of how the great naturalist once studied long as to just what a certain spore was. Finally he said, "It is this, for if it isn't, then what is it?" And all during his life he was never able to forget that he had been guilty of this unscientific attitude, for science is founded on certitude, not assumption.
Elbert HubbardSeeing with better eyes We can recognize that the offender is a valuable human being who struggles with the same needs, pressures, and confusions that we struggle with. We will recognize that the incident really may not have been about us in the first place. Instead it was about the wrongdoer's misguided attempt to meet his or her own needs. As we regard offenders from this point of view (regardless of whether they repent and regardless of what they have done or suffered), we will be in a position to forgive them.
Elbert HubbardOur admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have little time for living heroes.
Elbert HubbardIf I supply you with a thought, you may remember it and you may not. But if I can make you think a thought for yourself, I have indeed added to your stature.
Elbert HubbardUnleash your TRAVEL BEAST .... explore the world. It's time to begin your next adventure! No man needs a vacation so much as the person who has just had one.
Elbert HubbardI have noticed that youngsters given to the climbing habit usually do something when they grow up
Elbert HubbardWhere much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.
Elbert HubbardIf you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him, speak well of him, and stand by the institution he represents. Remember, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must growl, condemn, and eternally find fault - resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content - but as long as you are part of the institution, do not condemn it. If you do, the first high wind that comes along will blow you away, and probably you will never know why.
Elbert HubbardSome men succeed by what they know; some by what they do; and a few by what they are.
Elbert HubbardStrong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on giving as good as they get.
Elbert HubbardThe recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.
Elbert HubbardAll success consists in this: You are doing something for somebody - benefiting humanity - and the feeling of success comes from the consciousness of this.
Elbert HubbardThe greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.
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