Elbert Hubbard

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

“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.”

“The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher.”

“It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.”

“The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.”

“So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.”

“Nature: The unseen intelligence which loved us into being, and is disposing of us by the same token”

“Las inteligencias poco capaces se interesan en lo extraordinario; las inteligencias poderosas en las cosas ordinarias.”

“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”

“The love we give away is the only love we keep.”

“This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.”

“Parties who want milk should not seat themselves on a stool in the middle of the field in hope that the cow will back up to them.”

“True life lies in laughter, love and work.”

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”

“The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.”

“God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.”

“We will not be dictated to by men with less intelligence, energy, initiative and ambition than we ourselves possess. ”

“Never explain―your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.”

“Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.”