I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
ERIC HOFFERIt is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.
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Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.
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The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
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A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people’s business.
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The hardest thing to cope with is not selfishness or vanity or deceitfulness, but sheer stupidity.
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Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.
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To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.
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When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.
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The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor’s shortcomings as he is of his own.
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Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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Language was invented to ask questions.
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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
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