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In running away from ourselve...

In running away from ourselves we either fall on our neighbor's shoulder or fly at his throat.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

The ideal of self-advancement...

The ideal of self-advancement which the civilizing west offers to backward populations brings with it the plague of individual frustration. All the advantages brought by the West are ineffectual substitutes for the sheltering and soothing anonymity of communal existence.

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When we lose our individual i...

When we lose our individual independence in the corporateness of a mass movement, we find a new freedom — freedom to hate, bully, lie, torture, murder and betray without shame and remorse.

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The act of self-denial seems ...

The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is that the surrendering and humbling of the self breed pride and arrogance. The true believer is apt to see himself as one of the chosen, the salt of the earth, a prince disguised in meekness, who is destined to inherit this earth and the kingdom of heaven, too. He who is not of his faith is evil; he who will not listen shall perish.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

The superficiality of many is...

The superficiality of many is a result of deep fears. It takes spare time to think things out; it takes free time to mature. People in a hurry may not think well or mature well. The next best is a state of perpetual puerility.

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There are many who have grave...

There are many who have grave scruples about deceiving but think it as nothing to deceive themselves.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

Intolerance is the ''Do Not T...

Intolerance is the ''Do Not Touch'' sign on something that cannot bear touching. We do not mind having our hair ruffled, but we will not tolerate any familiarity with the toupee which covers our baldness.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

When grubbing for necessities...

When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

Spiritual stagnation ensues w...

Spiritual stagnation ensues when man's environment becomes unpredictable or when his inner life is made wholly predictable.

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Action is basically a reactio...

Action is basically a reaction against loss of balance - a flailing of the arms to to regain one's balance. To dispose a soul to action, we must upset its equilibrium.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

There is a powerful craving i...

There is a powerful craving in most of us to see ourselves as instruments in the hands of others and thus free ourselves from the responsibility for acts which are prompted by our own questionable inclinations and impulses.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

A society that refuses to str...

A society that refuses to strive for superfluities is likely to end up lacking in necessities.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

Without a sense of proportion...

Without a sense of proportion there can be neither good taste nor genuine intelligence, nor perhaps moral integrity.

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All great art is revolutionar...

All great art is revolutionary because it touches upon the reality of man and questions the reality of the various transitory forms of human society.

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The link between ideas and ac...

The link between ideas and action is rarely direct. There is almost always an intermediate step in which the idea is overcome.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

Every device employed to bols...

Every device employed to bolster individual freedom must have as its chief purpose the impairment of the absoluteness of power. The indications are that such an impairment is brought about not by strengthening the individual and pitting him against the possessors of power, but by distributing and diversifying power and pitting one category or unit of power against the other. Where power is one, the defeated individual, however strong and resourceful, can have no refuge and no recourse.

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...the differences between th...

...the differences between the conservative and the radical seem to spring mainly from their attitude toward the future. Fear of the future causes us to lean against and cling to the present, while faith in the future renders us receptive to change.

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The truth seems to be that pr...

The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new; nor can it keep people persuaded once they have ceased to believe. It penetrates into minds already open, and rather than instill opinion it articulates and justifies opinions already present in the minds of its recipients.

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The well adjusted make poor p...

The well adjusted make poor prophets. A pleasant existence blinds us to the possibilities of drastic change. We cling to what we call our common sense, our practical point of view. Actually, these are names for an all-absorbing familiarity with things as they are. . . . Thus it happens that when the times become unhinged, it is the practical people who are caught unaware . . . still clinging to things that no longer exist.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

That which is unique and wort...

That which is unique and worthwhile in us makes itself felt only in flashes. If we do not know how to catch and savor the flashes we are without growth and exhilaration.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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