Eric Hoffer's Quotes

Eric Hoffer's Quotes 37

The greatest weariness comes from work not done.

When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth we are likely to...

Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing...

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Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.

There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each...

One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with...

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It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power...

It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their...

Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we...

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Man was nature's mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased...

Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.

The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human...

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.

We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most...

It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action...

Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that...

The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.

The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.

The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.

We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way...

Take away hatred from some people and you have men without faith.

Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains there is no...

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