Quotes from Elbert Hubbard

We are not punished for our sins, but by them.

Some men succeed by what they know some by what they do and a few by what they are.

The line between failure and success is so fine. . . that we are often on the line and do not know it.

Business, to be successful, must be based on science, for demand and supply are matters of mathematics, not guesswork.

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and that the true teacher is a learner.

Business is a fight, a continual struggle, just as life is

Life consists in molting our illusions. We form creeds today only to throw them away tomorrow. The eagle molts a feather because he is growing a better one.

Tragedy and comedy are simply questions of value; a little misfit in life makes us laugh; a great one is tragedy and cause for expression of grief.

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.

Dont' make excuses, make good.

Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.

Education is...A form of self-delusion.

Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves.

Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.

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

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.

Human service is the highest form of self-interest for the person who serves.

The greatest mistake a man can ever make is to be afraid of making one.

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

If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of troubles

At first a woman doesn't want anything but a husband, but just as soon as she gets one, she wants everything else in the world.

You can lead a boy to college but you can't make him think.

College football is a sport that bears the same relation to education that bullfighting does to agriculture.