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Eric Hoffer quotes

American Writer July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983

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people with a sense of fulfillment think it is a good world and would like to conserve it as it is, while the frustrated favor radical change. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old..."
The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "A great man's greatest good luck is to die at the right time."
A great man's greatest good luck is to die at the right time. Eric Hoffer
The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "The game of history is usually played by the best and the..."
The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "Empathy, alone stands apart from the continuous traffic..."
Empathy, alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "Man was nature's mistake she neglected to finish him and she..."
Man was nature's mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased paying for her mistake. Eric Hoffer
In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned shall find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffer
Practically all writers and artists are aware of their destiny and see themselves as actors in a fateful drama. With me, nothing is momentous: obscure youth, glorious old age, fateful coincidences? nothing really matters. I have written a number of good sentences. I have kept free of delusions. I know I am going to die soon. . Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy..."
It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the..."
Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature. Eric Hoffer
We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends. Eric Hoffer
Our passionate preoccupation with the sun, the stars and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from. Eric Hoffer
We used to think that revolutions are the cause of change. Actually it is the other way around: change prepares the ground for revolution. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits..."
Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible. Eric Hoffer

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