Elbert Hubbard Quotes (page 2)

1859-1915, American Author, Publisher
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“Rivalry is the life of trade, and the death of the trader.”
Rivalry
“The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.”
Success
“Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.”
Charity
“The man who has no more problems to solve, is out of the game.”
Problems
“We find what we expect to find, and we receive what we ask for.”
Expectation
“If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.”
Suffering
“You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him to think.”
Education
“It is the weak man who urges compromise -- never the strong man.”
Compromise
“No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.”
Vacation
“Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should master you.”
Habit
“We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.”
Attitude
“The greatest mistake a man can make is to be afraid of making one.”
Mistakes
“Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.”
Music
“Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive.”
Life and Living
“A pessimist is one who has been compelled to live with an optimist.”
Pessimism
“Polygamy is an endeavor to get more out of life than there is in it.”
Marriage
“The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today”
Preparation
“Your friend is that man who knows all about you, and still likes you.”
Friends and Friendship
“Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.”
Stupidity
“The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.”
Teachers and Teaching
“Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.”
Work
“God will not look you over for medal, degrees or diplomas, but for scars.”
Achievement
“An executive is a man who can make quick decisions and is sometimes right.”
Executives
“He who has achieved success has worked well, laughed often and loved much.”
Success
“An event described by those to whom it was told by men who did not see it.”
Miracles
“If you want work well done, select a busy man; the other kind has no time.”
Quality
“The idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all.”
Ideas
“He who influences the thought of his times influences the times that follow.”
Influence
“Freedom is a condition of mind, and the best way to secure it is to breed it.”
Freedom
“Human service is the highest form of self-interest for the person who serves.”
Service