We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.
ERIC HOFFERThe 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.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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I can never forget that one of the most gifted, best educated nations in the world, of its own free will, surrendered its fate into the hands of a maniac.
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Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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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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Never have the young taken themselves so seriously, and the calamity is that they are listened to and deferred to by so many adults.
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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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All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
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The beginning of thought is in disagreement – not only with others but also with ourselves.
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You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
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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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To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.
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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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We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
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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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Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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