Writer · American · 1859 – 1915 · 94 quotes
The man who knows it can't be done counts the risk, not the reward.
Elbert Hubbard
Writer · American · 1859 – 1915
We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.
A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day.
If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself.
Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.
The man who has no problems is out of the game.
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.
Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.
Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
There is no failure except in no longer trying.
The love we give away is the only love we keep.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
Fear is the thought of admitted inferiority.
It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.
Initiative is doing the right things without being told.
Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.
The supernatural is the natural not yet understood.
We are not punished for our sins, but by them.
We are punished by our sins, not for them.
Responsibility is the price of freedom.
We work to become, not to acquire.
Fear clogs; faith liberates.
I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
Men are only as great as they are kind.
Live truth instead of professing it.
The thing we fear we bring to pass.
Art is not a thing; it is a way.
Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly.
