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The hatred and cruelty which h...

The hatred and cruelty which have their source in selfishness are ineffectual things compared with the venom and ruthlessness born of selflessness.

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The opposite of the religious ...

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

Every intense desire is perhap...

Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

A man's soul is pierced as it ...

A man's soul is pierced as it were with holes, and as his longings flow through each they are transmuted into something specific.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

The craving to change the worl...

The craving to change the world is perhaps a reflection of the craving to change ourselves.

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Our quarrel with the world is ...

Our quarrel with the world is an echo of the endless quarrel proceeding within us.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

The uncompromising attitude is...

The uncompromising attitude is more indicative of an inner uncertainty than a deep conviction. The implacable stand is directed more against the doubt within than the assailant without.

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The burning conviction that we...

The burning conviction that we have a holy duty towards others is often a way of attaching our drowning selves to a passing raft. What looks like a giving hand is often a holding on for dear life. Take away our holy duties and you leave our lives puny and meaningless. There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

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No one is truly literate who c...

No one is truly literate who cannot read his own heart.

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We often use strong language n...

We often use strong language not to express a powerful emotion but to evoke it in us.

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To be truly selfish one needs ...

To be truly selfish one needs a degree of self-esteem. The self-despisers are less intent on their own increase than on the diminution of others. Where self-esteem is unattainable, envy takes the place of greed.

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The readiness to praise others...

The readiness to praise others indicates a desire for excellence and perhaps an ability to realize it.

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We all have private ails. The...

We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.

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To believe that if we could bu...

To believe that if we could but have this or that we would be happy is to suppress the realization that the cause of our unhappiness is in our inadequate and blemished selves. Excessive desire is thus a means of suppressing our sense of worthlessness.

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Every extreme attitude is a fl...

Every extreme attitude is a flight from the self.

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Add a few drops of malice to a...

Add a few drops of malice to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.

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The ruthlessness born of self-...

The ruthlessness born of self-seeking is ineffectual compared with the ruthlessness sustained by dedication to a holy cause. 'God wishes,' said Calvin, 'that one should put aside all humanity when it is a question of striving for His glory.'.

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Our frustration is greater whe...

Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.

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The chief burden of the frustr...

The chief burden of the frustrated is the consciousness of a blemished, ineffectual self, and their chief desire is to slough off the unwanted self and begin a new life. They try to realize this desire either by finding a new identity or by blurring and camouflaging their individual distinctness; and both these ends are reached by imitation.

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The awareness of their individ...

The awareness of their individual blemishes and shortcomings inclines the frustrated to detect ill will and meanness in their fellow men. Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.

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