All Elbert Hubbard Quotes
- The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of… Art
- It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious. Ability
- Life is just one damned thing after another. Damned
- We will not be dictated to by men with less intelligence, energy, initiative and ambition than we ourselves possess. Ambition
- The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live. Begin
- True life lies in laughter, love and work. Laughter
- Parties who want milk should not seat themselves on a stool in the middle of the field in hope that the cow will back up… Action
- Nature: The unseen intelligence which loved us into being, and is disposing of us by the same token Desire
- I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love...I believe in sunshine, fresh air, friendship, calm… Air
- Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not. Ability
- I do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author. Author
- If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate. Each
- Football: A sport that bears the same relation to education that bullfighting does to agriculture. Agriculture
- No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one. Belief
- Laughter is higher than all pain. All
- Happiness is a habit—cultivate it. Cultivate
- Folks who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do Action
- Nothing is permanent but change. Change
- Life is a checkerboard, and the player opposite you is time. If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move promptly, your men will be… Board
- When you grow suspicious of a person and begin a system of espionage upon him, your punishment will be that you will find your suspicions… Begin
- Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius. Constant
- Opportunities for education should be within the reach of every individual, not for the lucky few. Education
- I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle… Any
- It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test. Ability
- Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is. Get Happiness