All Elbert Hubbard Quotes
- We work to become, not to acquire. Acquire
- If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names. All
- The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods. Arouse
- If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble. Anticipation
- In order to have friends, you must first be one. Firsts
- Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure. Digitalis
- Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace. Commonplace
- Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us. Give
- It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get. Avarice
- Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer. Advice
- Live truth instead of professing it. Character
- Men are only as great as they are kind. Great
- So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs. Anti War
- Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true. Come True
- Christianity supplies a Hell for the people who disagree with you and a Heaven for your friends. Christianity
- 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… Clutter
- The man who knows it can't be done counts the risk, not the reward. Counts
- This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. Book
- We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. Attitude
- A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience. Able
- Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. Character
- A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them. Classroom
- The supernatural is the natural not yet understood. Awareness
- Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself. Belief
- 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. Agree