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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.

Elbert Hubbard

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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
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Bloomington
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Prison is a Socialist paradise where equality prevails, everything is supplied, and competition is eliminated.
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Do not go out of your way to do good whenever it comes your way. Men who make a business of doing good to others are apt to hate others in the same occupation. Simply be filled with the thought of good, and it will radiate you do not have to bother about it, any more than you need trouble about your digestion.
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Morality is the thing upon which your friends smile, and immorality is the thing upon which they frown
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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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The heroic man does not pose he leaves that for the man who wishes to be thought heroic.
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Opportunities for education should be within the reach of every individual, not for the lucky few.
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People who are able to do their own thinking should not allow others to do it for them.
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