Zitate von Elbert Green Hubbard
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Das Leben ist einfach ein verdammtes Ding nach dem anderen.
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Schriftsteller, Essayist (USA, 1856 - 1915).
Elbert Green Hubbard · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum
Elbert Green Hubbard wäre heute 167 Jahre, 10 Monate, 1 Tag oder 61.301 Tage alt.
Geboren am 19.06.1856 in Bloomington
Gestorben am 07.05.1915 in Irland
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Weitere 122 Zitate von Elbert Green Hubbard
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The great Big Black Things that have loomed against the horizon of my life, threatening to devour me, simply loomed and nothing more. The things that have really made me miss my train have always been sweet, soft, pretty, pleasant things of which I was not in the least afraid.
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The great orator always shows a dash of contempt for the opinion of his audience.
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The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
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The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.
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The hundred-point man is one who is true to every trust; who keeps his word; who is loyal to the firm that employs him; who does not listen for insults nor look for slights; who carries a civil tongue in his head; who is polite to strangers without being fresh; who is considerate toward servants; who is moderate in his eating and drinking; who is willing to learn; who is cautious and yet courageous.
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The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher.
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The path of least resistance is what makes rivers run crooked.
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The probable fact is that we are descended not only from monkeys but from monks.
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The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.
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The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
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There is no failure except in no longer trying.
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There was one who thought he was above me, and he was above me until he had that thought.
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Thinkers help other people to think, for they formulate what others are thinking. No person writes or thinks alone; thought is in the air but its expression is necessary to create a tangible spirit of the times.
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To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
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To take the initiative means to do the right thing without being told to do it or having to have it all explained.
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We are not punished for our sins - but through them.
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We work to become, not to acquire.
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What others say of me matters little; what I myself say and do matters much.
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You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think.
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Your friend is the man who knows all about you and still likes you.