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
Every spirit makes its house, but as afterwards the house confines the spirit, you had better build well.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Spirit, Spirituality
The great orator always shows a dash of contempt for the opinions of his audience.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Audiences
Do not take life too seriously—you will never get out of it alive.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Living Well, Carpe-diem, Life and Living
The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Work
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Genius, Stupidity
A Miracle: An event described by those to whom it was told by men who did not see it.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Miracles, Events
Fear clogs; Faith liberates.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Faith
Expert: One who limits himself to his chosen mode of ignorance.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Professionalism, Experts
He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Success, Work, Success & Failure, Achieve, Accomplishment, Love
To have a full stomach and fixed income are no small things.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Blessings
Life in abundance comes only through great love.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Love, One liners, Abundance
Fear is the thought of admitted inferiority.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Anxiety, Fear
Those who do unlawful acts are no more sinners in the eyes of God than we who think them.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Sin
Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should master you.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Habit, Habits
Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Service, Kindness, Giving, Charity
One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Excitement, Joy
If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate.
—Elbert Hubbard
A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Committees
Natural joy brings no headaches and no heartaches.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Happiness
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom – for himself.
—Elbert Hubbard
Keep your mind on the great and splendid things you would like to do and then, as the days go gliding by you will find yourself unconsciously seizing the opportunities that are required for the fulfillment of your desire. Picture in your mind the able, earnest, useful person you desire to be, and the thought you hold is hourly transforming you into that particular individual you so admire.
—Elbert Hubbard
The goal of evolution is self – conquest.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Evolution
Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Religion
What people need and what they want may be very different.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Conflict
Many a man’s reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Character, Reputation, Hypocrisy
If you can’t answer a man’s arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Arguments
When we really live truth, we will cease to talk about it.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Truth
Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent—the power to do the right thing the first time.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Genius
Speak well of every one if you speak of them at all—none of us are so very good.
—Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Conversation
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