The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
ERIC HOFFERLanguage was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness came of age when man asked the first question.
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To know a person’s religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.
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The ratio between supervisory and producing personnel is always highest where the intellectuals are in power. In a Communist country it takes half the population to supervise the other half.
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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life.
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Communists are frustrated capitalists.
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Language was invented to ask questions.
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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.
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I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
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Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.
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A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.
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Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.
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The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.
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Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success.
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There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.
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