Maxioms by Elbert Hubbard
We are not punished for our sins, but by them.
We are not punished for our sins, but by them.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Never Explain--your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway.
Never Explain--your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway.
The actual fact is that in this day Opportunity not only knocks
at your door but is playing an read more
The actual fact is that in this day Opportunity not only knocks
at your door but is playing an anvil chorus on every man's door,
and then lays for the owner around the corner with a club. The
world is in sore need of men who can do things. Indeed, cases
can easily be recalled by every one where Opportunity actually
smashed in the door and collared her candidate and dragged him
forth to success. These cases are exceptional, usually you have
to meet Opportunity half-way. But the only place where you can
get away from Opportunity is to lie down and die. Opportunity
does not trouble dead men, or dead ones who flatter themselves
that they are alive.
Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
