Elbert Hubbard
87 quotations
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today
There was one who thought himself above me, and he was above me until he had that thought.
The man who has no more problems to solve, is out of the game.
If you want work well done, select a busy man; the other kind has no time.
Give us a religion that will help us to live -- we can die without assistance.
Rivalry is the life of trade, and the death of the trader.
Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.
Human service is the highest form of self-interest for the person who serves.
The man who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
Those who do unlawful acts are no more sinners in the eyes of God than we who think them.
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.
He who has achieved success has worked well, laughed often and loved much.
If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
Allow motion to equal emotion.
Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.
The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before.
The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.
Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.
Folks who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for anymore than they do.
We work to become, not to acquire.
Blessed is that man who has found his work.