Elbert Hubbard Quotes

Elbert Hubbard was an American author and publisher. He was born in Bloomington, Ill. He was the editor of an inspirational magazine, the Philistine.

His inspiration lives on today by his many inspirational and motivational quotes.

Below are words of wisdom in the form of inspirational quotes and motivational quotes by Elbert Hubbard :

"The greatest mistake a man can ever make is to be afraid of making one."
Elbert Hubbard

"To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing."
Elbert Hubbard

"The love we give away is the only love we keep."
Elbert Hubbard

"A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience."
Elbert Hubbard

"People who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do."
Elbert Hubbard

"A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them."
Elbert Hubbard

"No one ever gets far unless he accomplishes the impossible at least once a day."
Elbert Hubbard

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man."
Elbert Hubbard

"If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble."
Elbert Hubbard

"Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed—there’s so little competition."
Elbert Hubbard

"To know when to be generous and when to be firm — this is wisdom."
Elbert Hubbard

"Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal."
Elbert Hubbard

"Don't make excuses--make good."
Elbert Hubbard

"Where much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true."
Elbert Hubbard

"Optimism is a kind of heart stimulant - the digitalis of failure."
Elbert Hubbard

"The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."
Elbert Hubbard

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today."
Elbert Hubbard

"The man who has no problems is out of the game."
Elbert Hubbard

"There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rather than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability."
Elbert Hubbard

"I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate."
Elbert Hubbard

"Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace."
Elbert Hubbard

"Positive anything is better than negative nothing."
Elbert Hubbard

"We work to become, not to acquire."
Elbert Hubbard

"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."
Elbert Hubbard

"Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it."
Elbert Hubbard

"Live truth instead of professing it."
Elbert Hubbard

"He who has achieved success has worked well, laughed often and loved much."
Elbert Hubbard

"The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher."
Elbert Hubbard

"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."
Elbert Hubbard