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One mild form of coercion these rogues resort to is to call us unpatriotic when we speak the truth about them. Not long ago they would have cut off our heads. The world moves.

— Elbert Hubbard The Better Part (1901)

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Never explain — your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow.

The Motto Book (1907)

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.

The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard (1927)

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.

Freedom cannot be bestowed — it must be achieved.

It is only life and love that give love and life.

The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard (1927)

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