In order to have friends, you must first be one.
ELBERT HUBBARDAnyone who idolizes you is going to hate you when he discovers that you are fallible. He never forgives. He has deceived himself, and he blames you for it.
More Elbert Hubbard Quotes
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Some men can get results if kindly encouraged, but give me the kind that do things in spite of hell.
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Make two grins grow where there was only a grouch before.
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A goal without a plan is a dream.
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We make our money out of our friends. Our enemies will not do business with us.
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Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.
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I do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author.
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The valuable person in any business is the individual who can and will cooperate with others.
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If your religion does not change you, then you had better change your religion.
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God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.
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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.
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Lawyers are men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers.
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I believe in the hands that work, in the brains that think, and in the hearts that love…I believe in sunshine, fresh air, friendship, calm sleep, beautiful thoughts.
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All wages are based primarily on productive power. Anything else would be charity.
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Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.
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It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
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