Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections, Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use, Volume 1A collection of more than seven hundred quotations from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. |
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... so that not only are love , pity , and honor loathsome to him , and the affectation of them which society imposes on him a constant source of disgust , but cruelty , destruction , and perfidy are his most luxurious passions .
... so that not only are love , pity , and honor loathsome to him , and the affectation of them which society imposes on him a constant source of disgust , but cruelty , destruction , and perfidy are his most luxurious passions .
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... national life from political , commercial and social corruption ; to teach our sons and daughters , by precept and example , the honor of serving such a Country a s America - that is work worthy of the finest manhood and womanhood .
... national life from political , commercial and social corruption ; to teach our sons and daughters , by precept and example , the honor of serving such a Country a s America - that is work worthy of the finest manhood and womanhood .
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Honor , anger , valor , fire , A love that life could never tire , Death quench , or evil stir , The mighty Master gave to her . Teacher , tender comrade , wife , A fellow - farer true through life , Heart - whole and soul - free ...
Honor , anger , valor , fire , A love that life could never tire , Death quench , or evil stir , The mighty Master gave to her . Teacher , tender comrade , wife , A fellow - farer true through life , Heart - whole and soul - free ...
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I HONOR any man who in the conscious discharge of his duty dares to stand alone ; the world , with ignorant , intolerant judgment , may condemn ; the countenances of relatives may be averted , and the hearts of friends grow cold ...
I HONOR any man who in the conscious discharge of his duty dares to stand alone ; the world , with ignorant , intolerant judgment , may condemn ; the countenances of relatives may be averted , and the hearts of friends grow cold ...
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There the proud man surrenders his dignities , the politician his honors , the worldling his pleasures ... the unequal distribution of wealth , honor , capacity , pleasure and opportunity , which makes life such a cruel and inexplicable ...
There the proud man surrenders his dignities , the politician his honors , the worldling his pleasures ... the unequal distribution of wealth , honor , capacity , pleasure and opportunity , which makes life such a cruel and inexplicable ...
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| Title | Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections, Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use, Volume 1 Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections, Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use, Elbert Hubbard |
| Author | Elbert Hubbard |
| Compiled by | Elbert Hubbard |
| Contributor | Wm. H. Wise & Co |
| Publisher | W.H. Wise & Company, 1923 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 16 Sep 2022 |
| Length | 228 pages |
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