Elbert Green Hubbard was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Hubbard is mostly known as the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts Movement.

Born: June 19, 1856, Bloomington, Illinois, United States

Died: May 7, 1915, Republic of Ireland





A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.

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

God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.

Folks who never do any more than they are paid for, never get paid more than they do.

An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.

Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

Never explain―your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.

There is no failure except in no longer trying.

Responsibility is the price of freedom.

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

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

The love we give away is the only love we keep.

Happiness is a habit—cultivate it.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.

It is easy to get everything you want, provided you first learn to do without the things you cannot get.

The line between failure and success is so fine. . . that we are often on the line and do not know it.

True life lies in laughter, love and work.

Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

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