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Imitation is the sincerest form of insult.

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Elbert Hubbard
Age: 58 †
Born: 1856
Born: June 19
Died: 1915
Died: May 7
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Illinois
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Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.
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God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.
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The product of the head, heart and hand is a thing to be loved.
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All good men are anarchists. All cultured, kindly men all gentlemen all just men are anarchists. Jesus was an anarchist.
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I believe the only way we can reach the Kingdom of Heaven is to have the Kingdom of Heaven in our hearts.
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