Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Green Hubbard (June 19, 1856 – May 7, 1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. He was an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement and is, perhaps, most famous for his essay A Message to Garcia.

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” – Elbert Hubbard

“A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience.” – Elbert Hubbard

“Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.” – Elbert Hubbard

“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” – Elbert Hubbard

“Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.” – Elbert Hubbard

“If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate.” – Elbert Hubbard

“Never explain – your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.” – Elbert Hubbard

“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.” – Elbert Hubbard

“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard

“The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.” – Elbert Hubbard

“The cure for grief is motion.” – Elbert Hubbard

“The love we give away is the only love we keep.” – Elbert Hubbard

“The secret of success is this: there is no secret of success.” – Elbert Hubbard

“We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them.” – Elbert Hubbard