I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have t… - Elbert Green Hubbard

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I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.

Elbert Green Hubbard

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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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