Quotes from Elbert Hubbard
History is Force dressed up.
- Elbert Hubbard
Man is not what he thinks he is, but what he thinks, he is.
- Elbert Hubbard
As a rule, the man who can do all things equally well is a very mediocre individual.
- Elbert Hubbard
Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
- Elbert Hubbard
Strong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on giving as good as they get.
- Elbert Hubbard
The average woman sees only the weak points in a strong man, and the good points in a weak one.
- Elbert Hubbard
Live truth instead of professing it.
- Elbert Hubbard
BRAIN: A commodity as scarce as radium and more precious, used to fertilize ideas.
- Elbert Hubbard
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.
- Elbert Hubbard
Life: A compromise between Fate and Freewill.
- Elbert Hubbard
Life: A bank-account with so much divine energy at your disposal.
- Elbert Hubbard
No man that lives can satisfy everybody. The recipe for perfect peace is, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
- Elbert Hubbard