What others say of me matters little; what I myself say and do matters much.
ELBERT HUBBARDI do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author.
More Elbert Hubbard Quotes
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Freedom cannot be bestowed – it must be achieved.
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The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.
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A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
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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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Faith is the effort to believe what your common sense tells you is not true.
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If you want work well done, select a busy man – the other kind has no time.
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Thoroughness characterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains. All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinite painstaking, even to the minutest detail.
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Most people like hard work, particularly when they’re paying for it.
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The more one knows, the more one simplifies.
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The worst thing about medicine is that one kind makes another necessary
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To make mistakes is human, but to profit from them is divine.
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The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.
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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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Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
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In order to have friends, you must first be one.
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