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Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.

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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
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Philosopher
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Bloomington
Illinois
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Every tyrant who ever lived has believed in freedom — for himself.
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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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It is always the nearest, plainest and simplest principles that learned men comprehend last.
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No great spiritual event befalls those who do not summon it.
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Martyrs and persecutors are the same type of man. As to which is the persecutor and which the martyr, this is only a question of transient power.
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Do not dump your woes upon people — keep the sad story of your life to yourself. Troubles grow by recounting them.
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An imitator is a man who succeeds in being an imitation.
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We make our money out of our friends. Our enemies will not do business with us.
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It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.
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The weaknesses of the many make the leader possible.
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Men whose lives are doubtful want a strong government and a hot religion
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Freedom is a condition of mind, and the best way to secure it is to breed it.
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Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance.
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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.
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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.
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When on the brink of complete discouragement, success is discerning that...the line between failure and success is so fine that often a single extra effort is all that is needed to bring victory out of defeat.
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Impossible things are simply those which so far have never been done.
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You had better be a round peg in a square hole than a square peg in a square hole. The latter is in for life, while the first is only an indeterminate sentence.
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