The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.
ELBERT HUBBARDGenius is the capacity of avoiding hard work.
More Elbert Hubbard Quotes
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What others say of me matters little; what I myself say and do matters much.
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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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Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.
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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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One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
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Money never made a fool of anybody; it only shows them up.
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I do not read a book; I hold a conversation with the author.
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He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
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We are punished by our sins, not for them.
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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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In order to have friends, you must first be 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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Of all the mental and physical polluters of life, nothing exercises such a poisonous effect as fear.
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Anyone who idolizes you is going to hate you when he discovers that you are fallible. He never forgives. He has deceived himself, and he blames you for it.
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Never explain – your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
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