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Every tyrant who ever lived has believed in freedom — for himself.
Elbert Hubbard
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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
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The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
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No great spiritual event befalls those who do not summon it.
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It is not book learning young men need, nor instruction about this and that, but a stiffening of the vertebra which will cause them to be loyal to a trust, to act promptly, concentrate their energies, do a thing.
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Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.
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The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.
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Christianity supplies a Hell for the people who disagree with you and a Heaven for your friends.
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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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If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost you can still call him vile names.
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Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should master you
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Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.
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Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.
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Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
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It is not deeds or acts that last: it is the written record of those deeds and acts.
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We are punished by our sins, not for them.
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I believe in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity, in good cheer, in friendship and in honest competition. I believe there is something doing somewhere, for every man ready to do it. I believe I'm ready, RIGHT NOW.
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Dogma is a lie reiterated and authoritatively injected into the mind of one or more persons who believe that they believe what someone else believes.
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Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.
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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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If you work for a man, in Heavens name work for him! If he pays you wages that supply your bread and butter, work for him, stand by him, and stand by the institution he represents.
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Every life is its own excuse for being.
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