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“Progress needs the brakeman, but the brakeman should not spend all his time putting on the brakes.”
Source: Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work
Source: Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen
“Library: A place where the dead lie.”
Source: The Roycroft Dictionary, Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days.
“The average man believes a thing first, and then searches for proof to bolster his opinion”
Source: Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers ...: John Wesley. Henry George. Garibaldi. Richard Cobden. Thomas Paine. John Knox
Source: Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great ...
“There is a wild, splendid, intoxicating joy that follows work well done.”
“Business is a fight, a continual struggle, just as life is”
Source: Loyalty in Business: One and Twenty Other Good Things
“Prophecy - To observe that which has passed, and guess it will happen again.”
Source: A Message to Garcia: And Other Classic Success Writings
“The inspirations of today are the shams of tomorrow the purpose has departed.”
“A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.”
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”
Source: In the Spotlight: Personal Experiences of Elbert Hubbard on the American Stage
“Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.”
“Responsibility is the price of freedom.”
Source: A Message to Garcia
“The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.”
Source: Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work
Source: Loyalty in Business: One and Twenty Other Good Things
“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”
Source: Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work
“He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.”
Source: Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work
“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.”
“Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.”
Source: Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work
“The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.”
“God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.”
Source: A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.”
“The love we give away is the only love we keep.”
Source: The Fra: A Journal of Affirmation
“Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.”
Source: Loyalty in Business: One and Twenty Other Good Things
Source: Contemplations: Being Several Short Essays Helpful Sermonettes, Epigrams and Orphic Sayings
“The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure contumely without resentment.”
Source: The Philistine
“Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.”
Source: A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard
Source: Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work
“If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.”
Source: A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard
“A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.”
Source: Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work
Source: Loyalty in Business: One and Twenty Other Good Things
Source: Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard ...
“Life in abundance comes only through great love.”
Source: Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard ...
“The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.”
Source: Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work
“We are punished by our sins, not for them.”
Source: Health & Wealth