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 64
... young again , lying upon the brookside and counting the white clouds that sail along the sky , softly and tran- quilly , even as holy memories go stealing over the vault of life . I like to steep my soul in a sea of quiet , with nothing ...
... young again , lying upon the brookside and counting the white clouds that sail along the sky , softly and tran- quilly , even as holy memories go stealing over the vault of life . I like to steep my soul in a sea of quiet , with nothing ...
Page 70
... young man who is without friends or influence to begin is : first , to get a position ; second , to keep his mouth shut ; third , observe ; fourth , be faithful ; fifth , make his em- ployer think he would be lost in a fog without him ...
... young man who is without friends or influence to begin is : first , to get a position ; second , to keep his mouth shut ; third , observe ; fourth , be faithful ; fifth , make his em- ployer think he would be lost in a fog without him ...
Page 73
... Young . A sense of humor and the power to laugh . A little leisure with nothing to do . A few moments of quiet , silent meditation . The sense of the presence of God And the patience to wait for the coming of these things , with the ...
... Young . A sense of humor and the power to laugh . A little leisure with nothing to do . A few moments of quiet , silent meditation . The sense of the presence of God And the patience to wait for the coming of these things , with the ...
Page 76
... Young people should know this truth in advance . The ignorance of it has probably engen- dered more discouragement and faint- At head and foot the tapers burned , a golden light that clove the night as Hope the encircling gloom . Across ...
... Young people should know this truth in advance . The ignorance of it has probably engen- dered more discouragement and faint- At head and foot the tapers burned , a golden light that clove the night as Hope the encircling gloom . Across ...
Page 82
... young , eager , receptive . After we grow hard and critical we find few great books . A recent French critic says : " It seems to me , works of art are not made to be judged , but to be loved , to please , to dissipate the cares of real ...
... young , eager , receptive . After we grow hard and critical we find few great books . A recent French critic says : " It seems to me , works of art are not made to be judged , but to be loved , to please , to dissipate the cares of real ...
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