Elbert Hubbard Quotes

Biography: Elbert Hubbard is known for being an influential American writer, publ... more Biography: Elbert Hubbard is known for being an influential American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Born in 1856, he founded the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, which played a key role in the Arts and Crafts Movement. He is remembered for his essay "A Message to Garcia" and his dedication to craftsmanship and creativity. less

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today""One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men, but no machine can replace the extraordinary man.""No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.""A pessimist is a man who has been compelled to live with an optimist.""An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.""The line between failure and success is so fine""The only way to have a friend is to be one.""The man who says he has never been scared is either lying or else he's never been any place or done anything.""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.""It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.""Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.""Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.""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.""A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.""He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.""The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.""Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed—there is so little competition.""The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.""A failure is a man who has blundered but is not able to cash in on the experience.""The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher."

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