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A man's acts are usually right, but his reasons seldom are.
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
Illinois
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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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In order to have friends, you must first be one.
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We make our money out of our friends. Our enemies will not do business with us.
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The goal of evolution is self - conquest
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A school should not be a preparation for life. A school should be life.
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We are punished by our sins, not for them.
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When we really live truth, we will cease to talk about it.
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A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
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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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Polygamy: An endeavour to get more out of life than there is in it
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A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
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The product of the head, heart and hand is a thing to be loved.
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A little more patience, a little more charity for all, a little more devotion, a little more love with less bowing down to the past, and a silent ignoring of pretended authority brave looking forward to the future with more faith in our fellows, and the race will be ripe for a great burst of light and life.
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