Elbert Hubbard — People

A gold-brown heart-shaped seed sculpture with a short green sprout on an earthy golden background. — Original artwork

Falling in love is the beginning of all wisdom, all sympathy, all compassion, all art, all religion; and in its larger sense is the one thing in life worth doing.

Elbert Hubbard

A row of glass beads threaded on a cord, with one glowing orange bead among cooler colors against a dark background. — Original artwork

Life is just one damned thing after another.

Elbert Hubbard

Two tin cans linked by a badly frayed string on a dark olive background. — Original artwork

Never Explain--your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway.

Elbert Hubbard

A green sapling grows from a cracked floral teacup beside silvery scraps and pink petals. — Original artwork

Whom the Gods love die young no matter how long they live.

Elbert Hubbard

A fountain pen leans in a glass of water with a small pale bulb hanging beside it against a coral background. — Original artwork

Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.

Elbert Hubbard