The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.
ERIC HOFFERTo become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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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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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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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 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.
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Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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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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Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.
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The future belongs to the learners-not the knowers.
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Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.
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Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
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The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
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The trouble is not chiefly that our universities are unfit for students but that many present-day students are unfit for universities.
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Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
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