We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
ERIC HOFFERNowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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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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Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
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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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The future belongs to the learners-not the knowers.
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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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There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.
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Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success.
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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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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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People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
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Where freedom is real, equality is the passion of the masses. Where equality is real, freedom is the passion of a small minority.
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Should Americans begin to hate foreigners wholeheartedly, it will be an indication that they have lost confidence in their own way of life.
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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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