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Logic is one thing and commonsense another.

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 heroic man does not pose he leaves that for the man who wishes to be thought heroic.
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Laughter is higher than all pain.
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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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Love, we say, is life but love without hope and faith is agonizing death.
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The poor and ignorant will continue to lie and steal as long as the rich and educated show them how.
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Prosperity: that condition which attracts the lively interest of lawyers, and warrants your being sued for damages, or indicted, or both.
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Imitation is the sincerest form of insult.
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He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
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The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.
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Man creates both his god and his devil in his own image. His god is himself at his best, and his devil himself at his worst.
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There are three sides to every question-where a divorce is involved.
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Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They're realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus and hard work. They happen a step at a time, manifested over years, not weeks.
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The great man is not so great as folks think, and the dull man is not quite so stupid as he seems. The difference in our estimates of men lies in the fact that one individual is able to get his goods into the show-window, and the other is not aware that he has any show-window or any goods.
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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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Down in their hearts, wise men know this truth: the only way to help yourself is to help others.
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Be patient with the boys - you are dealing with soul-stuff.
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Pessimist: One who has been intimately acquainted with an Optimist.
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