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Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.

Eric Hoffer

Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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Imitation One Liner Rude Strength Weakness
Death has but one terror, that it has no tomorrow.
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Death Deep Future Terrorism
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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Angel Hate Human Man Nature Savior
Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.
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Choice Goodness Habit Live Possible
A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
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Feeling Freedom Opinion Willing
Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
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Change Deep Poison Truth Yourself
The quality of ideas seems to play a minor role in mass movement leadership. What counts is the arrogant gesture, the complete disregard of the opinion of others, the singlehanded defiance of the world.
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Ideas Leadership Play Quality World
Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil.
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Belief Devil God Rise
Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.
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Betrayal Help People
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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Eyes Fade Hide Imperfection Ourselves Reveal Scars
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.
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Alone Country Easy History People
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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Deep Happiness Search Wisdom
Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.
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Frustration Greatness Oneself Philosophy Satisfaction Wisdom
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Guilty Justice Right Voice
When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.
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Boredom Oneself People
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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Greatness Work

Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.

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Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.

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