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Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.

Eric Hoffer

Death has but one terror, that it has no tomorrow.
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Death Deep Future Terrorism
Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.
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Betrayal Help People
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
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Blessing Count Hard Mathematics Ourselves
Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.
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Eyes Fade Hide Imperfection Ourselves Reveal Scars
Far more critical than what we know or what we don’t know is what we don’t want to know.
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Philosophy Yourself
There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.
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Judgement Nation Nature People
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
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Atheist Care God Religious
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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Charm Difference Growth Stupidity
It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
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Easy Friendship Humanity Love
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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End Goodness Military Rise
Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.
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Easy Inspirational Motivational Work
It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.
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Age Busy Learning Ourselves Teaching Time Young
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
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Discover Enemy Fear Scare Yourself
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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Deep Happiness Search Wisdom
Never have the young taken themselves so seriously, and the calamity is that they are listened to and deferred to by so many adults.
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Adult Listening Serious Young
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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Greatness Work

Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.

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