Elbert Hubbard1856–1915Don’t take life too seriously; you’ll never get out of it alive.
A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard (1911), p. 74- The Roycraft Dictionary and Book of Epigrams (1923)
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
- Heart-to-Heart Talks with Philistines by the Pastor of His Flock, The Philistine magazine, May 1913
Many a man’s reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience.
The Roycraft Dictionary and Book of Epigrams (1923)The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher.
Some succeed by what they know; some by what they do; and a few by what they are.
Never explain—your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
The Motto Book (1907)Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.
Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.
The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard (1927), p. 112
