Elbert Hubbard

Who was Elbert Hubbard?

Elbert Hubbard was a philosopher and writer.

Famous Quotes:

• Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.
• The point I wish to make is this: [President William] McKinley gave Rowan a letter to be delivered to Garcia; Rowan took the letter & did not ask, Where is he at? By the Eternal! there is a man whose form should be cast in deathless bronze & the statue placed in every college of the land. It is not book-learning young men need, nor instruction about this and that, but a stiffening of the vertebrae which will cause them to be loyal to a trust, to act promptly, concentrate their energies: do the thingCarry a message to Garcia!
• He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
• He who influences the thought of his times influences the times that follow.
• Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, But quickly to see how to make them good.
• Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent -- the power to do the right thing the first time.
• Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
• Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things.
• The love we give away is the only love we keep.
• If you work for a man, in heavens name work for him!If he pays you wages that supply you your bread and butter, work for himspeak 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.