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.
ERIC HOFFERLearners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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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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You can never get enough of what you don’t need to make you happy.
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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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It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.
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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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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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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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Communists are frustrated capitalists.
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We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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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 creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.
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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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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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Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over the strong. The self-hatred inherent in the weak unlocks energies far more formidable then those mobilized by an ordinary struggle for existence.
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Where freedom is real, equality is the passion of the masses. Where equality is real, freedom is the passion of a small minority.
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Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputations.
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The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.
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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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There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.
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All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
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When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.
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Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
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