No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.
ELBERT HUBBARD
ELBERT HUBBARD
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Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard 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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Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard To make mistakes is human, but to profit from them is divine.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard If your religion does not change you, then you had better change your religion.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard Success consists in the climb.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard 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.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard 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.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard Impossible things are simply those which so far have never been done.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard True life lies in laughter, love and work.
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Dale CarnegieDale Carnegie No one can sum up all God is able to accomplish through one solitary life, wholly yielded, adjusted, and obedient to Him.
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