A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.
ELBERT HUBBARDAn ounce of performance is worth more than a pound of preachment.
More Elbert Hubbard Quotes
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The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
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Growth is often a painful process.
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The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.
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Man’s greatest blunder has been in trying to make peace with the skies instead of making peace with his neighbors.
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Everything comes too late for those who only wait.
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Genius is the capacity of avoiding hard work.
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Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.
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Responsibility is the price of freedom.
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A goal without a plan is a dream.
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Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.
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Be yourself and think for yourself, and while your conclusions may not be infallible they will be nearer right than the inclusions forced upon you by those who have a personal interest in keeping you in ignorance.
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The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.
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Art is not a thing; it is a way.
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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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People who are able to do their own thinking should not allow others to do it for them.
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Freedom cannot be bestowed – it must be achieved.
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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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As we grow better, we meet better people.
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If you can’t answer a man’s arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.
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The supernatural is the natural not yet understood.
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No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.
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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.
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The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
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The reward of a good deed is in having done it.
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Happiness is a habit—cultivate it.
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We make our money out of our friends. Our enemies will not do business with us.
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