The man who knows it can’t be done counts the risk, not the reward.
ELBERT HUBBARDIn order to have friends, you must first be one.
More Elbert Hubbard Quotes
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Be pleasant until ten o’clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.
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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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Art is not a thing; it is a way.
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The reward of a good deed is in having done it.
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I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.
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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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The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you’ll make one.
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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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Growth is often a painful process.
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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.
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Lawyers are men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers.
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Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.
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Fences are made for those who cannot fly.
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Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
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Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed – there’s so little competition.
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