We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
ERIC HOFFERAbsolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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I have a premonition that will not leave me: as it goes with Israel so will it go with all of us. Should Israel perish, the holocaust will be upon us.
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The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil.
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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 easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
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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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It is doubtful whether the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power-power to oppress others.
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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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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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Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
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Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
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Death has but one terror, that it has no tomorrow.
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The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
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To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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