Eric Hoffer Quotes
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The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless. It is a pleasant surprise to ourselves.
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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 still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.
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Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.
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It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt.
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Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.
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An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head.
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Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.
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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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It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents.
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We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about.
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Where everything is possible miracles become commonplaces, but the familiar ceases to be self-evident.
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The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it.
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It almost seems that nobody can hate America as much as native Americans. America needs new immigrants to love and cherish it.
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We used to think that revolutions are the cause of change. Actually it is the other way around: change prepares the ground for revolution.
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The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself.
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Youth itself is a talent, a perishable talent.
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There is in most passions a shrinking away from ourselves. The passionate pursuer has all the earmarks of a fugitive.