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Gossip is only the lack of a worthy memory.

Elbert Hubbard

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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
Journalist
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Bloomington
Illinois
Elbert Hubbard
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Victory a matter of staying power.
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Art is not a thing it is a way.
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We are not punished for our sins, but by them.
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Of all blessings, no gift equals the gentle, trusting love and companionship of a good woman.
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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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Perfume: any smell that is used to drown a worse one.
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