To know the great men dead is compensation for having to live with the mediocre. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
If men will not act for themselves, what will they do when the benefit of their effort is for all? — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Would you make men better - set them an example. The millenium will never come until governments cease from governing, and the… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Down in their hearts, wise men know this truth: the only way to help yourself is to help others. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Failure -- The man who can tell others what to do and how to do it, but never does it himself. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
As a rule, the man who can do all things equally well is a very mediocre individual. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Woman's inaptitude for reasoning has not prevented her from arriving at truth; nor has man's ability to reason prevented him from floundering… — 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
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
