Elbert Hubbard Quotes

“The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.”

“He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.”

“Most people like hard work, particularly when they're paying for it.”

“It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree.”

“Responsibiliti es gravitate to the man who can shoulder them and the power to him who knows how”

“Conformists die, but heretics live forever.”

“Lovers are fools, but Nature makes them so.”

“Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.”

“Not only does beauty fade, but it leaves a record upon the face as to what became of it.”

“Good health! Whenever you go out of doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of your head high, and fill the lungs to the utmost; drink in sunshine; greet your friends with a smile, and put soul into every handclasp. Do not fear being misunderstood and never waste a minute thinking about your enemies.”

“Why not be a top-notcher? A top-notcher is simply an individual who works for the institution of which he is a part, not against it.”

“There have always existed three ways of keeping the people loving and loyal. One is to leave them alone, to trust them and not to interfere. This plan, however, has very seldom beenpractised, because the politicians regard the public as a cow to be milked, and something must be done to make it stand quiet.”

“A legal or religious ceremony by which two persons of the opposite sex solemnly agree to harass and spy on each other... until death do them join.”

“One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.”

“Prison is a Socialist paradise where equality prevails, everything is supplied, and competition is eliminated.”

“Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.”

“The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.”

“There is no freedom on earth or in any star for those who deny freedom to others.”

“An imitator is a man who succeeds in being an imitation.”

“Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.”

“A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.”

“The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.”

“Grammar is the grave of letters.”

“Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience.”

“Politicians regard the public as a cow to be milked”