A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
ELBERT HUBBARDBe 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.
More Elbert Hubbard Quotes
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What we call God’s justice is only man’s idea of what he would do if he were God.
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Freedom cannot be bestowed – it must be achieved.
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All success consists in this: You are doing something for somebody – benefiting humanity – and the feeling of success comes from the consciousness of this.
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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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A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.
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I believe the only way we can reach the Kingdom of Heaven is to have the Kingdom of Heaven in our hearts.
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Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
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The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.
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I do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author.
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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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The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.
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Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
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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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We are punished by our sins, not for them.
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The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.
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