An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
Elbert Hubbard Quotations
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Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant--the digitalis of failure.
To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
Men are punished by their sins, not for them.
Editor: a person employed by a newspaper, whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
Live truth instead of professing it.
The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
The love we give away is the only love we keep.
A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.
If you suffer, thank God It is a sure sign that you are alive.
Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive.
Every man should have a college education in order to show him how little the thing is really worth.
A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour.
Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Life is just one damned thing after another.
A friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you just the same.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.
The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.
My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, you've had a great life.
A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.
To know when to be generous and when to be firm -- this is wisdom.
How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success?
The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood. That is part of the penalty for greatness, and every great man understands it; and understands, too, that it is no proof of greatness. The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure continously without resentment.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.
I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.
God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas, but for scars.
In these days, a man who says a thing cannot be done is quite apt to be interrupted by some idiot doing it.
We are punished by our sins, not for them.
The greatest mistake a man can make is to be afraid of making one.
Religions are many and diverse, but reason and goodness are one.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
The woman who cannot tell a lie in defense of her husband is unworthy of the name of wife.
Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.
He who has achieved success has worked well, laughed often and loved much.
Life in abundance comes only through great love.
The artist needs no religion beyond his work.
Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.
Gossip is only the lack of a worthy memory.
Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.
The idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all.
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day wisdom consists of not exceeding the limit.
Folks who never do any more than they are paid for, never get paid more than they do.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
Death: To stop sinning suddenly.
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.
Editor: a person employed on a newspaper whose business it is to seperate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed.
Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.
The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia.
The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.
If you suffer, thank God! -- it is a sure sign that you are alive.