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.
ELBERT HUBBARDGenius is the capacity of avoiding hard work.
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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Faith is the effort to believe what your common sense tells you is not true.
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An ounce of performance is worth more than a pound of preachment.
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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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Lawyers are men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers.
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A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.
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Wise Man: One who sees the storm coming before the clouds appear.
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We find what we expect to find, and we receive what we ask for.
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We are punished by our sins, not for them.
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Money never made a fool of anybody; it only shows them up.
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Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience.
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Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.
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I do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author.
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One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.
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If you can’t answer a man’s arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.
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