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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
Journalist
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Bloomington
Illinois
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Life without absorbing occupation is hell joy consists in forgetting life.
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If you want work well done, select a busy man - the other kind has no time.
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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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Laughter is higher than all pain.
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We are not punished for our sins, but by them.
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The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture.
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Life is a checkerboard, and the player opposite you is time. If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move promptly, your men will be wiped off the board by time. You are playing against a partner who will not tolerate indecision!
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Of all blessings, no gift equals the gentle, trusting love and companionship of a good woman.
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The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.
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When we really live truth, we will cease to talk about it.
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Why not be a top-notcher? A top-notcher is simply an individual who works for the institution of which he is a part, not against it.
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It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree.
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Religions are many and diverse, but reason and goodness are one.
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Theology is Classified Superstition.
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