Elbert Hubbard ( 10 of 89 )
Editor: A person employed on a newspaper whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to read more
Editor: A person employed on a newspaper whose business it is to separate the wheat from the chaff, and to see that the chaff is printed
I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to read more
I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.
The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.
The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.
Punishment - The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught.
Punishment - The justice that the guilty deal out to those that are caught.
Victory; a matter of staying power.
Victory; a matter of staying power.
To give up your seat in a car to a woman, and tread on your neighbor's foot to get even.
To give up your seat in a car to a woman, and tread on your neighbor's foot to get even.
The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - read more
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.
Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.
Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.
The actual fact is that in this day Opportunity not only knocks
at your door but is playing an read more
The actual fact is that in this day Opportunity not only knocks
at your door but is playing an anvil chorus on every man's door,
and then lays for the owner around the corner with a club. The
world is in sore need of men who can do things. Indeed, cases
can easily be recalled by every one where Opportunity actually
smashed in the door and collared her candidate and dragged him
forth to success. These cases are exceptional, usually you have
to meet Opportunity half-way. But the only place where you can
get away from Opportunity is to lie down and die. Opportunity
does not trouble dead men, or dead ones who flatter themselves
that they are alive.
