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

There is something that is much more scarce, something finer far, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.

If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.

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

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.

It is the weak man who urges compromise--never the strong man.

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.

To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.

To stop sinning suddenly.

Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly.

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

God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars. -Elbert Hubbard.

Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance.

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

An enemy is anyone who tells the truth about you.

If you have no enemies, you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends.

A failure is a man who has blundered but is not able to cash in the experience.

Never Explain - your Friends do not need it and your Enemies will not believe you anyway. -Elbert Hubbard.