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
Pain is deeper than all thought; laughter is higher than all pain
A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman as bad as she dares.
The man who is anybody and who does anything is surely going to be criticized, vilified, and misunderstood. This is a part of the penalty for greatness, and every great man understands it; and understands, too, that it is no proof of greatness. The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure contumely without resentment.
An executive is a man who can make quick decisions and is sometimes right.
Never explain -- your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
There is no failure except in no longer trying.
The idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all.
To know when to be generous and when to be firm -- this is wisdom.
Thoroughness characterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains. All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinite painstaking, even to the minutest detail.
You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him to think.
To give up your seat in a car to a woman, and tread on your neighbor's foot to get even
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves.