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When a man says money can do anything, that settles it. He hasn't any.
Money
Edgar Watson Howe

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When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
Time and Time Management
Edgar Watson Howe

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Youth is about the only thing worth having, and that is about the only thing youth has.
Youth
Edgar Watson Howe

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The way to be nothing is to do nothing.
Idleness
Nathaniel Howe

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The mortality of all inanimate things is terrible to me, but that of books most of all.
Books - Reading
William Dean Howells

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A committee is a thing which takes a week to do what one good man can do in an hour.
Committees and Meetings
Elbert Hubbard

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A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
Memory
Elbert Hubbard

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Character is the result of two things: Mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
Character
Elbert Hubbard

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Charity: a thing that begins at home, and usually stays there.
Charity
Elbert Hubbard

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Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.
Music
Elbert Hubbard

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It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.
Decisions
Elbert Hubbard

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It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
Ability
Elbert Hubbard

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Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
Action
Elbert Hubbard

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Secrets are things we give to others to keep for us.
Secrets
Elbert Hubbard

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Those who do unlawful acts are no more sinners in the eyes of God than we who think them.
Sin
Elbert Hubbard

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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
Critics and Criticism
Elbert Hubbard

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When someone says it ain't the money, but its the principal of the thing, it's the money.
Money
Elbert Hubbard

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You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him to think.
Education
Elbert Hubbard

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If there is anything a public servant hates to do it is something for the public.
Politicians and Politics
Kin Hubbard

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One of the commonest mistakes is thinking your worries are over when your children get married.
Worry
Kin Hubbard

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Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.
Busyness
Kin Hubbard

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The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.
Agreement
Kin Hubbard

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There is a condition worse than blindness, and that is, seeing something that isn't there.
Blindness
L. Ron Hubbard

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Once you consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things back the way they are.
Compromise
Howard Hughes

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A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.
Compliments
Victor Hugo

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun