It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
ERIC HOFFERThe 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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Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.
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The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life.
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To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
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It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.
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There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.
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The central task of education is to implant a will and facility for learning; it should produce not learned but learning people. The truly human society is a learning society, where grandparents, parents, and children are students together.
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Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.
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It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
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The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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To know a person’s religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.
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Communists are frustrated capitalists.
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To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.
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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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