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You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

Eric Hoffer

Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Guilty Justice Right Voice
We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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Character Philosophy See Wisdom Yourself
All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
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Children Leadership Transformation
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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Charm Difference Growth Stupidity
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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Achievement Future Greatness Leaving Life People Reason Yourself
It is doubtful whether the oppressed ever fight for freedom. They fight for pride and power-power to oppress others.
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Difference Doubt Fight Freedom Oppression Power Pride
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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Difference Equality Freedom Passion Reality
An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head.
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Difficult Empty Force Wisdom
To change everything, simply change your attitude.
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Attitude Change Simplicity Yourself
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
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Corruption Deep Power Weakness
Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.
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Faith Hate Man People Yourself
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
We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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Reality Understand
The beginning of thought is in disagreement – not only with others but also with ourselves.
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Agreement Beginning Ourselves Thinking
Language was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness came of age when man asked the first question.
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Action Age Human Invention Language Man Talk
Death has but one terror, that it has no tomorrow.
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Death Deep Future Terrorism

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