Elbert Hubbard

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"The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it."	Men, Time
"There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability."	Ability
"Religions are many and diverse, but reason and goodness are one."	Evil, Good, Men
"Never Explain--your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway."	Friends, Lies
"A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same."	Friends, Knowledge, Love
"We are punished by our sins, not for them."	Sin
"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped."	Genius, Stupidity
"Every man should have a college education in order to show him how little the thing is really worth."	Education, Men, School
"The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods."	Government, Forgiveness
"A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman is as bad as she dares."	Women
"Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer."	Miscellaneous
"So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill theirs."	Anti-Religion, Violence
"An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy to be called an idea at all."	Ideas
"The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."	Friendship
"We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them."	Anti-God, Attitude
"This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum."	Anti-God, Books
"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."	Anger
"If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him!If he pays you wages that supply you your bread and butter, work for him-speak well of him, think well of him, stand by him and stand by the institution he represents.I think if I worked for a man I would work for him. I would not work for him a part of the time, and the rest of the time work against him. I would give an undivided service or none.If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness."	Work
"He who has achieved success has worked well, laughed often and loved much."	Accomplishment, Achievement, Humor
"Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive."	Life
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Experience	Failure	Fear
Forgiveness	Friends	Friendship
Genius	God	Good
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Knowledge	Laughter	Lies
Life	Love	Marriage
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