Formal religion was organized for slaves: it offered them consolation which earth did not provide.
ELBERT HUBBARDFailure — The man who can tell others what to do and how to do it, but never does it himself.
More Elbert Hubbard Quotes
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I believe it is possible that I shall make other creeds, and change this one, or add to it, from time to time, as new light may come to me.
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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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It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get.
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Meanness is more in half-doing than in omitting acts of generosity.
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Down in their hearts, wise men know this truth: the only way to help yourself is to help others.
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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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Growth is often a painful process.
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There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
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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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Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal.
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The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.
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The love we give away is the only love we keep.
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Money never made a fool of anybody; it only shows them up.
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An ounce of performance is worth more than a pound of preachment.
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What people need and what they want may be very different.
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