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
I pray that I may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people, I'll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves; and if I can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be Radiant -- to Radiate Life!
Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.
Strong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on giving as good as they get.
Give us a religion that will help us to live - we can die without assistance.
It is only life and love that give love and life.
The wise way to benefit humanity is to attend to your own affairs, and thus give other people an opportunity to look after theirs.
Some men can get results if kindly encouraged, but give me the kind that do things in spite of hell.
The highest reward that God gives us for good work is the ability to do better work.
Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.
Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
When a man sends you an impudent letter, sit right down and give it back to him with interest ten times compounded, and then throw both letters in the wastebasket.
The hundred-point man is one who is true to every trust; who keeps his word; who is loyal to the firm that employs him; who does not listen for insults nor look for slights; who carries a civil tongue in his head; who is polite to strangers without being fresh; who is considerate toward servants; who is moderate in his eating and drinking; who is willing to learn; who is cautious and yet courageous.
The finest flowers are those transplanted, for transplanting means difficulty, a readjusting to new conditions, and through the effort put forth to find adjustment does the plant progress.
The average man believes a thing first, and then searches for proof to bolster his opinion