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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
Journalist
Philosopher
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Bloomington
Illinois
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Luck is tenacity of purpose.
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The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
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All noise is waste. So cultivate quietness in your speech, in your thoughts, in your emotions. Speak habitually low. Wait for attention and then you low words will be charged with dynamite.
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Good health! Whenever you go out of doors, draw the chin in, carry the crown of your head high, and fill the lungs to the utmost drink in sunshine greet your friends with a smile, and put soul into every handclasp. Do not fear being misunderstood and never waste a minute thinking about your enemies.
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Righteous indignation: your own wrath as opposed to the shocking bad temper of others
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Government is a kind of legalized pillage.
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God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.
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It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.
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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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Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts.
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There is a wild, splendid, intoxicating joy that follows work well done.
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You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting. You can lead a boy to college but you cannot make him think.
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When we really live truth, we will cease to talk about it.
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The average man believes a thing first, and then searches for proof to bolster his opinion
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A person may be very secretive and yet have no secrets.
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If you work for a man, in Heavens name work for him! If he pays you wages that supply your bread and butter, work for him, stand by him, and stand by the institution he represents.
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The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture.
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It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
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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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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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