Politicians regard the public as a cow to be milked.
ELBERT HUBBARDFormal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.
More Elbert Hubbard Quotes
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Men are only as great as they are kind.
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If your religion does not change you, then you had better change your religion.
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Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
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No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.
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There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
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Fences are made for those who cannot fly.
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You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think.
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Money never made a fool of anybody; it only shows them up.
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He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
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If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.
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The worst thing about medicine is that one kind makes another necessary
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A man who marries a woman to educate her falls victim to the same fallacy as the woman who marries a man to reform him.
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Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.
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The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.
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Happiness is a habit—cultivate it.
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