Elbert Hubbard Quotes

The man who has no problems is out of the game.

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

We are not punished for our sins, but by them.

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.

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

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

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.

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

Live truth instead of professing it.

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.

Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.

There is no failure except in no longer trying.

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

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.

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

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.

Fear clogs; faith liberates.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.

The man who knows it can't be done counts the risk, not the reward.

Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.

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

It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.

Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.

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

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

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

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

We are punished by our sins, not for them.

A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

We work to become, not to acquire.

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.

Art is not a thing; it is a way.

The love we give away is the only love we keep.

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

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.

Fear is the thought of admitted inferiority.

Life in abundance comes only through great love.

The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia.

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

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

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.

It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get.

Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly.

The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.

A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.

Christianity supplies a Hell for the people who disagree with you and a Heaven for your friends.

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.

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

The thing we fear we bring to pass.