Those who would sacrifice a generation to realize an ideal are the enemies of mankind.
ERIC HOFFER
It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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Those who would sacrifice a generation to realize an ideal are the enemies of mankind.
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Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.
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Should Americans begin to hate foreigners wholeheartedly, it will be an indication that they have lost confidence in their own way of life.
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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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A passionate obsession with the outside world or the private lives of others is an attempt to compensate for a lack of meaning in one’s own life.
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The beginning of thought is in disagreement – not only with others but also with ourselves.
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Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
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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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A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.
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We run fastest and farthest when we run from ourselves.
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The quality of ideas seems to play a minor role in mass movement leadership. What counts is the arrogant gesture, the complete disregard of the opinion of others, the singlehanded defiance of the world.
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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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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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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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Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.
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