Elbert Hubbard Quotes

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.
Elbert Hubbard

Able, Greatness, Lies

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 to your goal.
Elbert Hubbard

Done, Thought, Goal

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.
Elbert Hubbard

Teacher, True, Lessons

Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.
Elbert Hubbard

Success, Able, Pray

A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.
Elbert Hubbard

Fight, Fat, Run

I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
Elbert Hubbard

Able, Rather, Appreciate

Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
Elbert Hubbard

Attitude, Time, Character

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

Art, Business, Science

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.
Elbert Hubbard

Morning, Care, Until

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.
Elbert Hubbard

Love, Giving, Give

The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.
Elbert Hubbard

Teacher, Him, Child

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
Elbert Hubbard

Stupidity, May, Genius

If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.
Elbert Hubbard

True, Greatest, Remember

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy to be called an idea at all.
Elbert Hubbard

Idea, Dangerous, Unworthy

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.
Elbert Hubbard

God, Alive, Sure

Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.
Elbert Hubbard

Asking, Wronged, Treatment

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
Elbert Hubbard

Forgiveness, Envy, Joy

In order to have friends, you must first be one.
Elbert Hubbard

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
Elbert Hubbard

Great, Strength, Decide

Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace.
Elbert Hubbard

Great, Minds, Interested

We work to become, not to acquire.
Elbert Hubbard

Work, Become, Acquire

There is no failure except in no longer trying.
Elbert Hubbard

Failure, Trying, Longer

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

Patience, Success, Time

If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.
Elbert Hubbard

Lost, Him, Call

A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.
Elbert Hubbard

Woman, Doubt, Except

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: June 19, 1859

Died: May 7, 1915

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