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

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

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About Elbert Green Hubbard

Elbert Green Hubbard (19 June 1856 – 7 May 1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, businessman, anarchist and libertarian socialist philosopher. He was an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement, founding the Roycroft enterprises. He and his wife Alice Moore Hubbard died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.

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Alternative Names: Elbert Hubbard • Ali Baba • Fra Elbertus
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