The weaknesses of the many make the leader possible—and the man who craves disciples and wants followers is always more or less of a charlatan. The m… - Elbert Green Hubbard

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The weaknesses of the many make the leader possible—and the man who craves disciples and wants followers is always more or less of a charlatan. The man of genuine worth and insight wants to be himself; and he wants others to be themselves, also. Discipleship is a degenerating process to all parties concerned. People who are able to do their own thinking should not allow others to do it for them.

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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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Civilization is one long anxious search for just such individuals. Anything such a man asks shall be granted. He is wanted in every city, town and village — in every office, shop, store and factory. The world cries out for such: he is needed and needed badly — the man who can "Carry a Message to Garcia."

No se tome la vida demasiado en serio; nunca saldrá usted vivo de ella

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

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