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.
ERIC HOFFER
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.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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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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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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It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.
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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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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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To learn you need a certain degree of confidence, not too much and not too little. If you have too little confidence, you will think you can’t learn. If you have too much, you will think you don’t have to learn.
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To change everything, simply change your attitude.
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Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.
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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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Children are the keys of paradise.
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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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Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
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People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
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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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Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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The sick in soul insist that it is humanity that is sick, and they are the surgeons to operate on it. They want to turn the world into a sickroom. And once they get humanity strapped to the operating table, they operate on it with an ax.
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