"Whom the Gods love die young no matter how long they live."
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Elbert Hubbard was an American writer and philosopher known for his influential essays and the founding of the Roycroft artisan community.
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"Whom the Gods love die young no matter how long they live."
"Life is a voyage, and we are all sailing under sealed orders. We plan, plot, scheme and arrange, and some fine day Fate steps in and our dreams are tossed into the yeasty deep. We grin and bear it--anyway we bear it: it is the only thing to do."
"The inspirations of today are the shams of tomorrow the purpose has departed."
"Man, like Deity, creates in his own image."
"I am not sure just what the unpardonable sin is, but I believe it is a disposition to evade the payment of small bills."
"It is not to be wondered that men have worshiped the ocean, for in his depths they have seen mirrored the image of Eternity of Infinity. Here they have seen the symbol of God's great plan of oneness with His creatures, for the sea is the union of all infinite particles, and it takes the whole to make the one."
"There is no freedom on earth or in any star for those who deny freedom to others."
"Our finest flowers are often weeds transplanted."
"A good front is half the battle in love or war."
"An executive is one who makes an immediate decision and is sometimes right"