Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
ERIC HOFFERAn empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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I can never forget that one of the most gifted, best educated nations in the world, of its own free will, surrendered its fate into the hands of a maniac.
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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
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You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
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It is doubtful whether the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power-power to oppress others.
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We run fastest and farthest when we run from ourselves.
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You can never get enough of what you don’t need to make you happy.
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Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.
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I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
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The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.
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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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The beginning of thought is in disagreement – not only with others but also with ourselves.
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Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
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Children are the keys of paradise.
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Language was invented to ask questions.
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