"Progress needs the brakeman, but the brakeman..." - Quote by Elbert Hubbard

“Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance.”

“The finest flowers are those transplanted, for transplanting means difficulty, a readjusting to new conditions, and through the effort put forth to find adjustment does the plant progress.”

“Happiness is a habit—cultivate it.”

“The little done doth vanish to the mind which forward sees how much remains to do.”

“The reasonable man will adjust to the demands of his environment. The unreasonable man expects his environment to adjust to his own needs. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.”

“There is no history of how bad became better.”

“These violent delights have violent ends And in their triump die, like fire and powder Which, as they kiss, consume”

“The plain rule is to do nothing in the dark, to be a party to nothing underhanded or mysterious, and never to put his foot where he cannot see the ground.”

“Never lick a steak knife.”