Death has but one terror, that it has no tomorrow.
ERIC HOFFER
We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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Death has but one terror, that it has no tomorrow.
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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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One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputations.
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The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
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I have a premonition that will not leave me: as it goes with Israel so will it go with all of us. Should Israel perish, the holocaust will be upon us.
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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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Up to now, America has not been a good milieu for the rise of a mass movement. What starts out here as a mass movement ends up as a racket, a cult, or a corporation.
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Take man’s most fantastic invention- God. Man invents God in the image of his longings, in the image of what he wants to be, then proceeds to imitate that image, vie with it, and strive to overcome it.
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Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
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I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
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Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success.
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Should Americans begin to hate foreigners wholeheartedly, it will be an indication that they have lost confidence in their own way of life.
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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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When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.
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Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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