"Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away."

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This reflection on love by Elbert Hubbard resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in love is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Green Hubbard was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Raised in Hudson, Illinois, he had early success as a traveling salesman for the Larkin Soap Company. Hubbard is known best as the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement.

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