"Art is not a thing; it is a way."
Elbert Hubbard"The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination."
Elbert Hubbard"Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly."
Elbert Hubbard"A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success."
Elbert Hubbard"There is no failure except in no longer trying."
Elbert Hubbard"The 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 Hubbard"A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience."
Elbert Hubbard"The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods."
Elbert Hubbard"Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness."
Elbert Hubbard"Responsibility is the price of freedom."
Elbert Hubbard"A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same."
Elbert Hubbard"It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree."
Elbert Hubbard"Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway."
Elbert Hubbard"Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used."
Elbert Hubbard"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."
Elbert Hubbard"A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares."
Elbert Hubbard"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today."
Elbert Hubbard"God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars."
Elbert Hubbard"The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one."
Elbert Hubbard"The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment."
Elbert Hubbard"Life in abundance comes only through great love."
Elbert Hubbard"A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness."
Elbert Hubbard"The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge."
Elbert Hubbard"The love we give away is the only love we keep."
Elbert Hubbard"Never get married in college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake."
Elbert Hubbard"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man."
Elbert Hubbard"Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition."
Elbert Hubbard"How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success."
Elbert Hubbard"Positive anything is better than negative nothing."
Elbert Hubbard"We are punished by our sins, not for them."
Elbert Hubbard"Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things."
Elbert Hubbard"It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do."
Elbert Hubbard"He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much."
Elbert Hubbard"Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it."
Elbert Hubbard"The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher."
Elbert Hubbard"The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner."
Elbert Hubbard"If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive."
Elbert Hubbard"Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time."
Elbert Hubbard"Live truth instead of professing it."
Elbert Hubbard"Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit."
Elbert Hubbard"We work to become, not to acquire."
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