The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.
ERIC HOFFERAn empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never does.
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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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Children are the keys of paradise.
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Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
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The trouble is not chiefly that our universities are unfit for students but that many present-day students are unfit for universities.
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We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
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The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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Anger is a prelude to courage.
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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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Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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The central task of education is to implant a will and facility for learning; it should produce not learned but learning people. The truly human society is a learning society, where grandparents, parents, and children are students together.
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Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.
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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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What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people’s faces as unfinished as their minds.
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