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.
ELBERT HUBBARDMen are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
More Elbert Hubbard Quotes
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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.
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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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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.
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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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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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The man who knows it can’t be done counts the risk, not the reward.
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You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think.
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Make two grins grow where there was only a grouch before.
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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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A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
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Faith is the effort to believe what your common sense tells you is not true.
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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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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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We will not be dictated to by men with less intelligence, energy, initiative and ambition than we ourselves possess.
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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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