Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over the strong. The self-hatred inherent in the weak unlocks energies far more formidable then those mobilized by an ordinary struggle for existence.
ERIC HOFFERA great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over the strong. The self-hatred inherent in the weak unlocks energies far more formidable then those mobilized by an ordinary struggle for existence.
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People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
ERIC HOFFERPeople who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
ERIC HOFFERIt is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
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Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
ERIC HOFFERCreativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
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The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
ERIC HOFFERThe search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.
ERIC HOFFERThe creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.
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What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people’s faces as unfinished as their minds.
ERIC HOFFERWhat monstrosities would walk the streets were some people’s faces as unfinished as their minds.
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A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
ERIC HOFFERA dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
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Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
ERIC HOFFERLearners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.
ERIC HOFFERThe misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.
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Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
ERIC HOFFERRudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
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The trouble is not chiefly that our universities are unfit for students but that many present-day students are unfit for universities.
ERIC HOFFERThe trouble is not chiefly that our universities are unfit for students but that many present-day students are unfit for universities.
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A passionate obsession with the outside world or the private lives of others is an attempt to compensate for a lack of meaning in one’s own life.
ERIC HOFFERA passionate obsession with the outside world or the private lives of others is an attempt to compensate for a lack of meaning in one’s own life.
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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
ERIC HOFFERWe can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
ERIC HOFFERRudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
ERIC HOFFERTo be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
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