Eric Hoffer quotes - page 8

A man by himself is in bad company. (Eric Hoffer)
Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible. View quote
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We have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind. View quote
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Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do. View quote
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There is in most passions a shrinking away from ourselves. The passionate pursuer has all the earmarks of a fugitive. View quote
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Youth itself is a talent, a perishable talent. View quote
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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. View quote
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It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence. View quote
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There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate wherever they meet. View quote
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The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop. View quote
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What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else? (Eric Hoffer)
Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor. View quote
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There can be no freedom without freedom to fail. View quote
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True loyalty between individuals is possible only in a loose and relatively free society. View quote
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Unpredictability, too, can become monotonous. View quote
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Dissipation is a form of self-sacrifice. View quote
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The urge to escape our real self is also an urge to escape the rational and the obvious. View quote
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People whose lives are barren and insecure seem to show a greater willingness to obey than people who are self-sufficient and self-confident. To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint. View quote
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Animals often strike us as passionate machines. View quote
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Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled. View quote
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Where everything is possible miracles become commonplaces, but the familiar ceases to be self-evident. (Eric Hoffer)
A heresy can spring only from a system that is in full vigor. View quote
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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. View quote
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Craving, not having, is the mother of a reckless giving of oneself. View quote
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Man was nature's mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased paying for her mistake. View quote
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