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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

Elbert Hubbard

Criticism

Nothing

This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.

The man who knows it can't be done counts the risk, not the reward.

There is no failure except in no longer trying.

Elbert Hubbard

Failure

Trying

The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.

Elbert Hubbard

Teaching

The thing we fear we bring to pass.

Elbert Hubbard

Fear

The supernatural is the natural not yet understood.

Elbert Hubbard

Supernatural

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.

The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia.

Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.

There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

Elbert Hubbard

Ability

It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.

Elbert Hubbard

Being

Pretty

If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.

Elbert Hubbard

Anticipation

Trouble

Fear clogs; faith liberates.

Elbert Hubbard

Faith

Fear

If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.