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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.

“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Positive

All Quotes by Elbert Hubbard

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Friendship

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Good

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Good

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Religion

“Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Art

“How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Patience

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Death

“A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Experience

“Responsibility is the price of freedom.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Freedom

“Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Friendship

“Life is just one damned thing after another.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Life

“A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Friendship

“Fear is the thought of admitted inferiority.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Fear

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Failure

“Life in abundance comes only through great love.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Great

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Motivational

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Freedom

“The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Home

“Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Attitude

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Friendship