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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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The product of the head, heart and hand is a thing to be loved.
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The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.
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Real life is in love, laughter, and work.
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Enthusiasm is like having two right hands.
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Blessed is the man who has found someone to do his work.
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Life without absorbing occupation is hell joy consists in forgetting life.
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He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
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Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
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One thing is sure, there are just two respectable ways to die. One is of old age, and the other is by accident.
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To supply a thought is mental massage but to evolve a thought of your own is an achievement. Thinking is a brain exercise and no faculty grows save as it is exercised.
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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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I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
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In order to have friends, you must first be one.
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Do not dump your woes upon people — keep the sad story of your life to yourself. Troubles grow by recounting them.
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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 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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