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
As we grow better, we meet better people.
Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.
Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure.
If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.
Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace.
Art is not a thing; it is a way.
The man who has no problems is out of the game.
Life is just one damned thing after another.
It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.
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.
It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree.
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself.
The supernatural is the natural not yet understood.
If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.