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As a career, the business of an orthodox preacher is about as successful as that of a celluloid dog chasing an asbestos cat through hell.
Elbert Hubbard
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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
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It is not to be wondered that men have worshiped the ocean, for in his depths they have seen mirrored the image of Eternity of Infinity. Here they have seen the symbol of God's great plan of oneness with His creatures, for the sea is the union of all infinite particles, and it takes the whole to make the one.
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Wise Man: One who sees the storm coming before the clouds appear.
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Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer.
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Every man should have a college education in order to show him how little the thing is really worth.
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Prison is a Socialist paradise where equality prevails, everything is supplied, and competition is eliminated.
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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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The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.
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