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A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
Elbert Hubbard
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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
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Illinois
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The man who craves disciples and wants followers is always more or less of a charlatan. The man of genuine worth and insight wants to be himself and he wants others to be themselves, also.
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If we cannot be powerful and happy and prey on others, we invent conscience and prey on ourselves.
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Put yourself in the other man's place and then you will know why he thinks certain things and does certain deeds.
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A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.
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I believe the only way we can reach the Kingdom of Heaven is to have the Kingdom of Heaven in our hearts.
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No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.
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Gossip is only the lack of a worthy memory.
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History: a collection of epitaphs.
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It is always the nearest, plainest and simplest principles that learned men comprehend last.
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One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad.
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I have no perfect panacea for human ills. And even if I had I would not attempt to present a system of philosophy between the soup and fish.
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We are not punished for our sins, but by them.
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All noise is waste. So cultivate quietness in your speech, in your thoughts, in your emotions. Speak habitually low. Wait for attention and then you low words will be charged with dynamite.
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God looked upon His work and saw that it was good. That is where the clergy take issue with him.
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