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It is not love of self but ha...

It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict our world.

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The end comes when we no long...

The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness. The remarkable thing is that the cessation of the inner dialogue marks also the end of our concern with the world around us. It is as if we noted the world and think about it only when we have to report it to ourselves.

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There is no reason why the pr...

There is no reason why the profoundest thoughts should not make easy and exciting reading. A profound thought is an exciting thing as exciting as a detective's deductions or hunches. The simpler the words in which a thought is expressed the more stimulating its effect.

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Nature attains perfection, bu...

Nature attains perfection, but man never does. There is a perfect ant, a perfect bee, but man is perpetually unfinished. He is both an unfinished animal and an unfinished man. It is this incurable unfinishedness which sets man apart from other living things. For, in the attempt to finish himself, man becomes a creator. Moreover, the incurable unfinishedness keeps man perpetually immature, perpetually capable of learning and growing.

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How terribly hard and almost ...

How terribly hard and almost impossible it is to tell the truth. More than anything else, the artist in us prevents us from telling aught as it really happened. We deal with the truth as the cook deals with meat and vegetables.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

The uncompromising attitude i...

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.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

The less satisfaction we deri...

The less satisfaction we derive from being ourselves, the greater is our desire to be like others.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

It is startling to see how th...

It is startling to see how the oppressed almost invariably shape themselves in the image of their hated oppressors.

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Glory is largely a theatrical...

Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience.

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You rarely find a nonconformi...

You rarely find a nonconformist who goes it alone.

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The best part of the art of l...

The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.

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The fear of becoming a 'has-b...

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

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We feel free when we escape -...

We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire.

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It is not actual suffering bu...

It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt.

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The game of history is usuall...

The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.

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Disappointment is a sort of b...

Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.

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Faith in a holy cause is to a...

Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

It is easier to love humanity...

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

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There is no loneliness greate...

There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house.

Eric Hoffer 868 quotes

We are least open to precise ...

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

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