Inspirational Quotations by Elbert Hubbard

  • Do your work with your whole heart and
    you will succeed — there's so little competition.
    From Issue 139
  • The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.
    From Issue 174
  • Every man is a fool for at least five minutes every day;
    wisdom consists of not exceeding that limit.
    From Issue 233
  • Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
    From Issue 306
  • Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.
    Topic: Integrity
    From Issue 332
  • The weaknesses of the many make the leader possible.
    From Issue 377
  • The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
    From Issue 379
  • Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them; power flows to the man who knows how.
    From Issue 383
  • Don't take life too serious. You'll never escape it alive anyway.
    From Issue 384
  • The ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
    From Issue 389
  • 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.
    From Issue 393
  • An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy to be called an idea at all.
    From Issue 394
  • The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.
    From Issue 394

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