Man is not what he thinks he is, but what he thinks, he is.
ELBERT HUBBARDFormal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.
More Elbert Hubbard Quotes
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A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.
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Lawyers are men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers.
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If your religion does not change you, then you had better change your religion.
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The average woman sees only the weak points in a strong man, and the good points in a weak one.
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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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Success consists in the climb.
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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.
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True life lies in laughter, love and work.
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Happiness is a habit—cultivate it.
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Art is not a thing; it is a way.
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Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.
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All wages are based primarily on productive power. Anything else would be charity.
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Make two grins grow where there was only a grouch before.
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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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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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