Art is not a thing it is a way.

— Elbert Hubbard

Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economical way of doing things.

— Elbert Hubbard

As a career the business of an orthodox preacher is about as successful as that of a celluloid dog chasing an asbestos cat through Hell.

— Elbert Hubbard

A school should not be a preparation for life. A school should be life.

— Elbert Hubbard

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.

— Elbert Hubbard

Be yourself and think for yourself and while your conclusions may not be infallible they will be nearer right than the conclusions forced upon you.

— Elbert Hubbard

Business, to be successful, must be based on science, for demand and supply are matters of mathematics, not guesswork.

— Elbert Hubbard

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

— Elbert Hubbard

Charity begins at home and usually stays there.

— Elbert Hubbard

Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius.

— Elbert Hubbard