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Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.

Eric Hoffer

We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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Reality Understand
The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
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Deep Future Power Way
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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Empty Hate Life Passionate Purpose
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
A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.
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Goodness Greatness Luck Man Right Time
It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
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Death Judgement Kind Kindness Motive Ourselves
Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over the strong. The self-hatred inherent in the weak unlocks energies far more formidable then those mobilized by an ordinary struggle for existence.
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Energy Existence Hate Human Life Pattern Strong Struggle Survive Weakness Win
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
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
We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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Character Philosophy See Wisdom Yourself
What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people’s faces as unfinished as their minds.
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Appearance Face Mindset People Walk
Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
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Limitation Man Rude Strength Weakness
Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Guilty Justice Right Voice
Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.
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Ability Creativity Introduction Nature
It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt.
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Excitement People Revolution Suffering Taste
Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.
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God Identity Perspective Religious

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