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Eric Hoffer quotes about people

American Writer July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983

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The feeling of being hurried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. It is on the contrary born of a vague fear that we are wasting our life. When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else--we are the busiest people in the world. Eric Hoffer
Passionate hatreds can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. These people haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to a holy cause but also by nursing a fanatical grievance. Eric Hoffer
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
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
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
With some people solitariness is an escape not from others but from themselves. For they see in the eyes of others only a reflection of themselves. Eric Hoffer
A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people..."
It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without..."
Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from..."
The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "When people are bored it is primarily with themselves."
When people are bored it is primarily with themselves. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "When people are bored, it is primarily with their own selves..."
When people are bored, it is primarily with their own selves that they are bored. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to..."
Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "When people are free to do as they please, they usually..."
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer quote: "People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot..."
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them. Eric Hoffer

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