Quotes from Elbert Hubbard

Man is not what he thinks he is, but what he thinks, he is.

As a rule, the man who can do all things equally well is a very mediocre individual.

Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.

The fool is not the man who merely does foolish things. The fool is the man who does not know enough to cash in on his foolishness.

Wise Man: One who sees the storm coming before the clouds appear.

Strong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on giving as good as they get.

No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.

A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.

Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.

A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour.

The man who has no problems is out of the game.

The average woman sees only the weak points in a strong man, and the good points in a weak one.

Put yourself in the other man's place and then you will know why he thinks certain things and does certain deeds.

The only man who makes money following the races is one who does it with a broom and shovel.

Men who sit back and pride themselves on their culture haven't any to speak of.

Live truth instead of professing it.

BRAIN: A commodity as scarce as radium and more precious, used to fertilize ideas.

E. W. Ansted hasn't forgot how to laugh and how to play. His is the heart that never grows old... You must get just enough play-spell mixed up in the work every day, so nothing becomes monotonous.

It is foolish to say sharp, hasty things, but 't is a deal more foolish to write 'em. When a man sends you an impudent letter, sit right down and give it back to him with interest ten times compounded — and then throw both letters in the wastebasket.

Life: the insomnia of death.

Life: A compromise between Fate and Freewill.

Life: What you choose to make it.

Life: A bank-account with so much divine energy at your disposal.

Life: The interval between the time your teeth are almost through and you are almost through with your teeth.