ELBERT HUBBARD'S SCRAP BOOK: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own UseNo man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his body, to risk his well-being, to risk his life, in a great cause.-Theodore Roosevelt Filled with some of the best words of wisdom ever written, this little volume is sure to uplift any reader. Elbert Hubbard spent much of his life carefully collecting significant quotes from throughout history. He loved searching for and finding new material to add to his scrapbook for personal inspiration. After his death, this richly developed scrapbook was published and can now be relished by readers everywhere.Here one can read pulse-quickening quotes from people like Abraham Lincoln, Rudyard Kipling, Dante, Leo Tolstoy, and many, many more. People from every profession and nationality have been quoted at their best, and these quotes have been carefully compiled for the reader's inspiration and personal growth. This unique book will furnish readers with a little genius for each day, and will inevitably make them better for it. |
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... present . At least , let the youth of our day look back for six generations , and consider with how much patience they would submit to rules against which the young men of two centuries ago never thought of rebelling . It is not ...
... present . At least , let the youth of our day look back for six generations , and consider with how much patience they would submit to rules against which the young men of two centuries ago never thought of rebelling . It is not ...
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... presents us with an exain- ple of any country , animated by such ex- traordinary enthusiasm , encountering at once the greatest dangers , and cheerfully submitting to the greatest privations . In considering the circumstances of the present ...
... presents us with an exain- ple of any country , animated by such ex- traordinary enthusiasm , encountering at once the greatest dangers , and cheerfully submitting to the greatest privations . In considering the circumstances of the present ...
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... presents,” Ollie argued impatiently. “Fine. Thank you again, Pauly,” Pascal said, then looked back to everyone. Zen ... present, and Twix beamed as he watched Kerrick's face light up. “Are these what I think they are?” Twix bounced in ...
... presents,” Ollie argued impatiently. “Fine. Thank you again, Pauly,” Pascal said, then looked back to everyone. Zen ... present, and Twix beamed as he watched Kerrick's face light up. “Are these what I think they are?” Twix bounced in ...
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... present, much the way knowledge of a cause can enlighten its effects. Things are the way they are, in other words, in large part because they were the way they were. Or stated more simply, the present is a product of the past, and this ...
... present, much the way knowledge of a cause can enlighten its effects. Things are the way they are, in other words, in large part because they were the way they were. Or stated more simply, the present is a product of the past, and this ...
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... present analyses of Communist strategy versus Free World strategy , discussing the dilem- mas of our present defense programs , disarma- ment negotiations , Free World alliances , and the various policies of " nuclear deterrence . " The ...
... present analyses of Communist strategy versus Free World strategy , discussing the dilem- mas of our present defense programs , disarma- ment negotiations , Free World alliances , and the various policies of " nuclear deterrence . " The ...
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