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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.

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Failure

All Quotes by Elbert Hubbard

“The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Friendship

“Live truth instead of professing it.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Truth

“Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Freedom

“Responsibility is the price of freedom.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Freedom

“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Positive

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Failure

“A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Good

“The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Happiness

“Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Morning

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Great

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Failure

“Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Success

“The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Teacher

“Fear clogs faith liberates.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Faith

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Life

“Life is just one damned thing after another.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Life

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Forgiveness

“He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Success

“Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Love

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Wisdom