Elbert Hubbard
Prosperity: that condition which attracts the lively interest of lawyers, and warrants your being sued for damages, or indicted, or both.Collection: Damage
A poor man who eats too much, as contradistinguished from a gourmand, who is a rich man who ''lives well.''Collection: Men
Mystic: a person who is puzzled before the obvious, but who understands the non-existent.Collection: Religion
Time is an eternal guest that banquets on our ideals and bodies.Collection: Body
The man who is so run down that he needs a vacation can never adjust or reform himself in two weeks. What he really needs is to re-transform his life.Collection: Running
Give us a religion that will help us to live - we can die without assistance.Collection: Giving
I rather like the World. The Flesh is pleasing and the Devil does not trouble me.Collection: Devil
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.Collection: Friendship
Be pleasant until ten o’clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.Collection: Personal Growth
Do not dump your woes upon people – keep the sad story of your life to yourself. Troubles grow by recounting them.Collection: Stories
I would rather have a big burden and a strong back, than a weak back and a caddy to carry life’s luggage.Collection: Strong
Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent – the power to do the right thing the first time.Collection: Firsts
Men whose lives are doubtful want a strong government and a hot religion.Collection: Strong