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A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.
Elbert Hubbard
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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
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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.
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Would you make men better - set them an example. The millenium will never come until governments cease from governing, and the meddler is at rest.
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Love is not really blind- the bandage is never so tight but that it can peep.
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I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural . . to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid.
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One thing is sure, there are just two respectable ways to die. One is of old age, and the other is by accident.
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I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
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