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When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.

Eric Hoffer

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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Energy Existence Hate Human Life Pattern Strong Struggle Survive Weakness Win
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
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Attitude Character Food Hands People
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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Eyes Fade Hide Imperfection Ourselves Reveal Scars
Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.
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Betrayal Help People
Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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Imitation One Liner Rude Strength Weakness
Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.
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Build Empty Evil Greatness Hard Hide Ourselves Philosophy Pretend Ugly
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.
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Adult Difference Growth
When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.
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Boredom Oneself People
To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
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Alive Feeling Inspirational Possible
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
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Corruption Deep Power Weakness
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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Deep Happiness Search Wisdom
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
The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than in what we are free not to do.
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Choice Deep Freedom Philosophy
Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
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Change Deep Poison Truth Yourself
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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Lie Loud Ourselves
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

When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.

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