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God looked upon His work and saw that it was good. That is where the clergy take issue with him.
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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Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly.
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Of all blessings, no gift equals the gentle, trusting love and companionship of a good woman.
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Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
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There have always existed three ways of keeping the people loving and loyal. One is to leave them alone, to trust them and not to interfere. This plan, however, has very seldom been practised, because the politicians regard the public as a cow to be milked, and something must be done to make it stand quiet.
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Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
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