Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.
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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Art is not a thing; it is a way.
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He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
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Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius.
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Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed – there’s so little competition.
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I believe it is possible that I shall make other creeds, and change this one, or add to it, from time to time, as new light may come to me.
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Responsibility is the price of freedom.
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No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.
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The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.
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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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I do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author.
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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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In order to have friends, you must first be one.
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Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.
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Academic education is the act of memorizing things read in books, and things told by college professors who got their education mostly by memorizing things read in books.
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We find what we expect to find, and we receive what we ask for.
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Wise Man: One who sees the storm coming before the clouds appear.
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The fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.
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A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
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Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.
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Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
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A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.
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Failure — The man who can tell others what to do and how to do it, but never does it himself.
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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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Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent – the power to do the right thing the first time.
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The valuable person in any business is the individual who can and will cooperate with others.
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The reward of a good deed is in having done it.
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