A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Responsibiliti es gravitate to the man who can shoulder them and the power to him who knows how — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure contumely without resentment. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Men who sit back and pride themselves on their culture haven't any to speak of. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Some men succeed by what they know; some by what they do; and a few by what they are. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
We will not be dictated to by men with less intelligence, energy, initiative and ambition than we ourselves possess. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood. This is a part… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
The hundred-point man is one who is true to every trust; who keeps his word; who is loyal to the firm that… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
The man who is so run down that he needs a vacation can never adjust or reform himself in two weeks. What… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
To know the great men dead is compensation for having to live with the mediocre. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share
“If we cannot be happy and powerful and prey on others, we invent conscience and prey on ourselves.” — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share
The poor and ignorant will continue to lie and steal as long as the rich and educated show them how. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share
So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share
If I supply you with a thought, you may remember it and you may not. But if I can make you think a thought… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share
The great man is not so great as folks think, and the dull man is not quite so stupid as he seems. The difference… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share
What boy well raised can compare with your street gamin who has the knowledge and the shrewdness of a grown-up broker. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share
What people need and what they want may be very different… Teachers are those who educate the people to appreciate the things they need. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share
Men who sit back and pride themselves on their culture haven't any to speak of. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share
