Pessimist: One who has been intimately acquainted with an Optimist. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
A pessimist? That's a person who has been intimately acquainted with an optimist. — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist. — 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
