Elbert Hubbard Quotes on Life (14 Quotes)

The mintage of wisdom is to know that rest is rust, and that real life is in love, laughter, and work.

Rivalry is the life of trade, and the death of the trader

Every life is its own excuse for being.

The Great 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 n

Life without absorbing occupation is hell - joy consists in forgetting life

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

Polygamy: An endeavour to get more out of life than there is in it.

Life in abundance comes only through great love.

Life is just one damned thing after another.

Forbid a man to think for himself or to act for himself and you may add the joy of piracy and the zest of smuggling to his life.

Life without absorbing occupation is hell.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.

Love, we say, is life; but love without hope and faith is agonizing death.

The supreme prayer of my heart is not to be learned, rich, famous, powerful, or good, but simply to be radiant. I desire to radiate health, cheerfulness, calm courage, and good will. I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural, clean in mind and clean in body, unaffected, as ready to say I do not know, if it be so, and to meet all men on an absolute equality, to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid. I wish others to live their lives, too - up to their highest, fullest, and best. To that end I pray that I may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people, I'll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves and if I can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference, and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be radiant - to radiate life.