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To know a person’s religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.

Eric Hoffer

All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
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Children Leadership Transformation
The hardest thing to cope with is not selfishness or vanity or deceitfulness, but sheer stupidity.
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Betrayal Deal Hard Selfish Stupidity
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
To change everything, simply change your attitude.
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Attitude Change Simplicity Yourself
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
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Blessing Count Hard Mathematics Ourselves
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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Adult Difference Growth
Anger is a prelude to courage.
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Angry Courage One Liner
It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.
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Age Busy Learning Ourselves Teaching Time Young
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Guilty Justice Right Voice
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
We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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Character Philosophy See Wisdom Yourself
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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Beginning Confidence Hate Heart Life Lost Way
The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor’s shortcomings as he is of his own.
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Ability Capacity Ourselves Respect Tolerance
I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
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Mindset Myself Prejudice
There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.
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Judgement Nation Nature People
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

To know a person’s religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.

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