Eric Hoffer Quotes
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Dissipation is a form of self-sacrifice.
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It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.
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There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.
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In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.
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It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.
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It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression.
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It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
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We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.
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Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
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You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.
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When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion.
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Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.
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Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.
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Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.
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Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.
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It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.
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Where everything is possible miracles become commonplaces, but the familiar ceases to be self-evident.
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Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.
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Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play.
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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.
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To the old, the new is usually bad news.
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You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
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Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we win his heart.