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Eric Hoffer quotes

American Writer July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983

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Eric Hoffer quote: "We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not..."
We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things..."
It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt. Eric Hoffer
There is probably an element of malice in our readiness to overestimate people - we are, as it were, laying up for ourselves the pleasure of later cutting them down to size. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things..."
We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its..."
It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind."
I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate wherever they meet."
There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate wherever they meet. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate whenever they meet."
There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate whenever they meet. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of..."
The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a..."
Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "To the old, the new is usually bad news."
To the old, the new is usually bad news. Eric Hoffer
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. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with..."
The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with others but also with ourselves. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "The individual who has to justify his existence by his own..."
The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself. Eric Hoffer
Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience... The desire to escape or camouflage their unsatisfactory selves develops in the frustrated a facility for pretending -- for making a show -- and also a readiness to identify themselves wholly with an imposing spectacle. Eric Hoffer

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