Elbert Hubbard

Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.

Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.

To do a perfectly unselfish act for selfish motives.

To do a perfectly unselfish act for selfish motives.

A retentive memory is a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

A retentive memory is a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.

The only foes that threaten America are the enemies at home, and these are ignorance, superstition and incompetence.

It is the weak man who urges compromise--never the strong man.

It is the weak man who urges compromise--never the strong man.