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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Page 39
... better than much medi- cine . The buds are coming out on the bushes round about ; the blossoms of the sounds . Hoeing in the garden on a bright , soft May day , when you are not obliged to , is nearly equal to the delight of going ...
... better than much medi- cine . The buds are coming out on the bushes round about ; the blossoms of the sounds . Hoeing in the garden on a bright , soft May day , when you are not obliged to , is nearly equal to the delight of going ...
Page 40
... better s No matter how well you are doing , do better . There is an old Spanish proverb which says , Enjoy the little you have while the fool is hunting for more . ' The energetic American ought to turn this proverb upside down and make ...
... better s No matter how well you are doing , do better . There is an old Spanish proverb which says , Enjoy the little you have while the fool is hunting for more . ' The energetic American ought to turn this proverb upside down and make ...
Page 43
... better . Bless to us our extraordinary mercies ; if the day come when these must be taken , have us play the man under afflic- tion . Be with our friends ; be with ourselves . Go with each of us to rest ; if any awake , tem- per to them ...
... better . Bless to us our extraordinary mercies ; if the day come when these must be taken , have us play the man under afflic- tion . Be with our friends ; be with ourselves . Go with each of us to rest ; if any awake , tem- per to them ...
Page 52
... Better late than never . - Dionysius . stand at the little tinkling rill , the first small fountain . Not until you have gone through the rocky gorges , and not lost the stream ; not until you have gone through the meadow , and the ...
... Better late than never . - Dionysius . stand at the little tinkling rill , the first small fountain . Not until you have gone through the rocky gorges , and not lost the stream ; not until you have gone through the meadow , and the ...
Page 55
... better horse to ride than genius . It may never carry any one man as far as genius has carried individuals , but industry - pa- tient , steady intelligent industry - will carry thousands into comfort and even into celebrity , and this ...
... better horse to ride than genius . It may never carry any one man as far as genius has carried individuals , but industry - pa- tient , steady intelligent industry - will carry thousands into comfort and even into celebrity , and this ...
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