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
The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture.
A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.
This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.
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 patience, a little more charity for all, a little more devotion, a little more love; with less bowing down to the past, and a silent ignoring of pretended authority; brave looking forward to the future with more faith in our fellows, and the race will be ripe for a great burst of light and life.
If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.
Opportunities for education should be within the reach of every individual, not for the lucky few.