He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.Philistine: A Periodical of Protest, 1903
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Elbert Hubbard was an American writer, publisher, and artist, best known for his founding of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York. He was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement, and his most famous work is the essay "A Message to Garcia." Hubbard died in 1915 aboard the RMS Lusitania, which was torpedoed by a German U-boat during World War I.
1856–1915·lived 58 years
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.Philistine: A Periodical of Protest, 1903
The love we give away is the only love we keep.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.
Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.
There is no failure except in no longer trying.The Philistine, Vol. 1, 1905
Responsibility is the price of freedom.The Philistine, Vol. 1, 1905
How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard, 1927
We are punished by our sins, not for them.The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard, p. 12, 1927
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.Elbert Hubbard's Selected Writings: The American Bible, 1998
Art is not a thing; it is a way.The Roycroft Dictionary, 1923
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard, 1927
The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.The Note Book, 1927
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.The Philistine, p. 123, 1905
Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard, 1927
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard, 1911
One machine can do the work of 50 ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard, p. 151, 1911
Make your mood, or it makes you.Mental Attitude
To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen, 1898
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.The Philistine, p. 123, 1905
That’s all 21 quotes by Elbert Hubbard.