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Elbert Hubbard

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Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher who founded the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York. His essay *A Message to Garcia* became one of the most widely distributed publications in history. Hubbard's aphorisms on work, success, and character remain widely quoted.

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“It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Great

All Quotes by Elbert Hubbard

“Men are only as great as they are kind.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Great

“A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Good

“Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Motivational

“Fear clogs faith liberates.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Faith

“A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Failure

“We are punished by our sins, not for them.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Religion

“There is no failure except in no longer trying.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Failure

“Polygamy: An endeavour to get more out of life than there is in it.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Life

“We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Attitude

“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 line and do not know it.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Failure

“Love, we say, is life but love without hope and faith is agonizing death.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Death

“Responsibility is the price of freedom.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Freedom

“Life in abundance comes only through great love.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Great

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Life

“Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Friendship

“The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Best

“The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Forgiveness

“Art is not a thing it is a way.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Art

“Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Failure

“Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Wisdom