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Eric Hoffer quotes

American Writer July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983

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Eric Hoffer quote: "Where there is the necessary technical skill to move..."
Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our..."
We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true; they ruin our dreams. Eric Hoffer
When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion. Eric Hoffer
It has often been said that power corrupts. But it is perhaps equally important to realize that weakness, too, corrupts. Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many. Hatred, malice, rudeness, intolerance, and suspicion are the faults of weakness. The resentment of the weak does not spring from any injustice done to them but from their sense of inadequacy and impotence. We cannot win the weak by sharing our wealth with them. They feel our generosity as oppression. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a..."
Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation. Eric Hoffer
It is the individual only who is timeless. Societies, cultures, and civilizations -- past and present -- are often incomprehensible to outsiders, but the individual's hungers, anxieties, dreams, and preoccupations have remained unchanged through the millenia. Eric Hoffer
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "Rudeness is a weak persons imitation of strength."
Rudeness is a weak persons imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer
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
The quality of ideas seems to play a minor role in mass movement leadership. What counts is the arrogant gesture, the complete disregard of the opinion of others, the singlehanded defiance of the world. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "We are more prone to generalize the bad than the good. We..."
We are more prone to generalize the bad than the good. We assume that the bad is more potent and contagious. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "How frighteningly few are the persons whose death would spoil..."
How frighteningly few are the persons whose death would spoil our appetite and make the world seem empty. Eric Hoffer
The permanent misfits can find salvation only in a complete separation from the self; and they usually find it by losing themselves in the compact collectivity of a mass movement. Eric Hoffer
If the Communists win Europe and a large part of the world, it will not be because they know how to stir up discontent or how to infect people with hatred, but because they know how to preach hope. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "Craving, not having, is the mother of a reckless giving of..."
Craving, not having, is the mother of a reckless giving of oneself. Eric Hoffer

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