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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The poor things had come in through the open window . When the windows were closed they found themselves prisoners . Unable to see the transparent obstacle , they had hurled themselves against the glass panes on all sides , east , north ...
The poor things had come in through the open window . When the windows were closed they found themselves prisoners . Unable to see the transparent obstacle , they had hurled themselves against the glass panes on all sides , east , north ...
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What is the matter with the poor is Poverty . What is the matter with the Rich is Uselessness . -George Bernard Shaw . 90 90 Who shall put his finger on the work of justice and say , " It is there " ? Justice is like the kingdom of God ...
What is the matter with the poor is Poverty . What is the matter with the Rich is Uselessness . -George Bernard Shaw . 90 90 Who shall put his finger on the work of justice and say , " It is there " ? Justice is like the kingdom of God ...
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Yes , we will do almost anything for the poor man , anything but get off his back . - Leo Tolstoy . F you it in succeed in life , you must do spite of the efforts of others to pull you down . There is nothing in the idea that people are ...
Yes , we will do almost anything for the poor man , anything but get off his back . - Leo Tolstoy . F you it in succeed in life , you must do spite of the efforts of others to pull you down . There is nothing in the idea that people are ...
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I guess the kind princess could n't understand why Moses wanted to be a poor Jew instead of a rich Egyptian . But if you can understand , if you can understand why I'm going to stay with my own people , you ' ll understand all I've been ...
I guess the kind princess could n't understand why Moses wanted to be a poor Jew instead of a rich Egyptian . But if you can understand , if you can understand why I'm going to stay with my own people , you ' ll understand all I've been ...
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If you are idle or sick or poor , however hard it may be to diminish your wants , it will be harder to augment your means . If you are active and prosperous or health , it may be young or in good easier for ...
If you are idle or sick or poor , however hard it may be to diminish your wants , it will be harder to augment your means . If you are active and prosperous or health , it may be young or in good easier for ...
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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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