Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Green Hubbardwas an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Raised in Hudson, Illinois, he had early success as a traveling salesman for the Larkin Soap Company. Presently Hubbard is known best as the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Among his many publications were the nine-volume work Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great and the short publication A Message to Garcia. He and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth19 June 1859
CountryUnited States of America
Elbert Hubbard quotes about
It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
It is the weak man who urges compromise - never the strong man.
The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.
The art of winning in business is in working hard - not taking things too seriously.
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.
Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.
The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.
There is no failure except the failure of trying.
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
Everything comes too late for those who only wait.
The love we give away is the only love we keep.
Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius.
Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
Laughter is higher than all pain.