Love, Life & Work: Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to OthersThe Floating Press, 2009 M01 1 - 104 pages Best known for his inspirational essay "A Message to Garcia," philosopher Elbert Hubbart wrote widely on a diverse range of topics, many of which dealt with the best ways to find happiness and fulfillment. This volume collects a series of Hubbart's writing on self-help concepts and ideas, with an emphasis on how individuals should balance their own quest for contentment with the needs of others. A must-read for fans of philosophically minded self-help writing. |
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... tell you: It is not ease, nor prosperity, nor requited love, nor worldly security—not these. "You sing well," said the master, impatiently, to his best pupil, "but you will never sing divinely until you have given your all for love, and ...
... tell you: It is not ease, nor prosperity, nor requited love, nor worldly security—not these. "You sing well," said the master, impatiently, to his best pupil, "but you will never sing divinely until you have given your all for love, and ...
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... tell you—that Doctor Chapman and his professional rooters may roll in cheap honors, be immune from all useful labor and wax fat on the pay of those who work. Second, that the orthodox churches may not advance into workshops and ...
... tell you—that Doctor Chapman and his professional rooters may roll in cheap honors, be immune from all useful labor and wax fat on the pay of those who work. Second, that the orthodox churches may not advance into workshops and ...
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... tell you of his endless search for Ability, and of his continual disappointments and thwartings in trying to get some one to help himself by helping him. Ability is the one crying need of the hour. The banks are bulging with money, and ...
... tell you of his endless search for Ability, and of his continual disappointments and thwartings in trying to get some one to help himself by helping him. Ability is the one crying need of the hour. The banks are bulging with money, and ...
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Contents
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Mental Attitude | 39 |
The Outsider | 43 |
Get Out or Get in Line | 48 |
Reflections on Progress | 93 |
Sympathy Knowledge and Poise | 103 |
Love and Faith | 107 |
Giving Something for Nothing | 110 |
Work and Waste | 115 |
The Law of Obedience | 118 |
Societys Saviors | 121 |
Preparing for Old Age | 124 |
The WeekDay Keep it Holy | 56 |
Exclusive Friendships | 61 |
The Folly of Living in the Future | 67 |
The Spirit of Man | 70 |
Art and Religion | 74 |
Initiative | 81 |
The Disagreeable Girl | 83 |
The Neutral | 90 |
An Alliance with Nature | 131 |
The Ex Question | 136 |
The Sergeant | 144 |
The Spirit of the Age | 149 |
The Grammarian | 152 |
The Best Religion | 155 |
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