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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.

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Motivational

All Quotes by Elbert Hubbard

“The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Science

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Success

“Never get married in college it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Marriage

“Fear is the thought of admitted inferiority.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Fear

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Wisdom

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Good

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Friendship

“Live truth instead of professing it.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Truth

“If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.”

— Elbert Hubbard

God

“The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Knowledge

“The thing we fear we bring to pass.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Fear

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Great

“This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Money

“Art is not a thing it is a way.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Art

“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

“The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Teacher

“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.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Alone

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Forgiveness

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Freedom

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Success