The future belongs to the learners-not the knowers.
ERIC HOFFER
ERIC HOFFER
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Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer Should Americans begin to hate foreigners wholeheartedly, it will be an indication that they have lost confidence in their own way of life.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer The beginning of thought is in disagreement – not only with others but also with ourselves.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer Where freedom is real, equality is the passion of the masses. Where equality is real, freedom is the passion of a small minority.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never does.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer 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.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer 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.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputations.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people’s faces as unfinished as their minds.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
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