Who said “Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive.”?

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Elbert Hubbard. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceA Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard (1911)

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Hubbard, E. (n.d.). Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26724-do-not-take-life-too-seriously-you-will/

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Hubbard, Elbert. “Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26724-do-not-take-life-too-seriously-you-will/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Hubbard, Elbert. “Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26724-do-not-take-life-too-seriously-you-will/.

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