Quote Author: Eric Hoffer

Eric Hoffer – ‘We find it hard to apply the…

‘We find it hard to apply the knowledge of ourselves to our judgment of others. The fact that we are never of one kind that we never love without reservations and never hate with all our being cannot prevent us … Continue reading

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Eric Hoffer – ‘The leader has to be practic…

‘The leader has to be practical and a realist yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.’

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Eric Hoffer – ‘There is sublime thieving in…

‘There is sublime thieving in all giving. Someone gives us all he has and we are his.’

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Eric Hoffer – ‘However much we guard oursel…

‘However much we guard ourselves against it we tend to shape ourselves in the image others have of us. It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the … Continue reading

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Eric Hoffer – ‘Glory is largely a theatrica…

‘Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience.’

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Eric Hoffer – ‘Absolute faith corrupts as a…

‘Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.’

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Eric Hoffer – ‘Wise living consists perhaps…

‘Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.’

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Eric Hoffer – ‘People who bite the hand tha…

‘People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.’

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Eric Hoffer – ‘It is not so much the exampl…

‘It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words.’

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Eric Hoffer – ‘However much we talk of the …

‘However much we talk of the inexorable laws governing the life of individuals and of societies we remain at the bottom convinced that in human affairs everything in more or less fortuitous. We do not even believe in the inevitability … Continue reading

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