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Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.

Eric Hoffer

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
We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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Character Philosophy See Wisdom Yourself
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
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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Beginning Confidence Hate Heart Life Lost Way
Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.
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Blame Fair Play Wrong
We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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Reality Understand
It is doubtful whether the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power-power to oppress others.
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Difference Doubt Fight Freedom Oppression Power Pride
Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.
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Choice Goodness Habit Live Possible
Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
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Limitation Man Rude Strength Weakness
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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Deep Happiness Search Wisdom
Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.
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Faith Hate Man People 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
No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion; it is an evil government.
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Born Evil Government Human Kindness Life Sick Willing
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.
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Life Live Obsession Passionate World
It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
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Easy Friendship Humanity Love
The beginning of thought is in disagreement – not only with others but also with ourselves.
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Agreement Beginning Ourselves Thinking

Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.

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