Death has but one terror, that it has no tomorrow.
ERIC HOFFEROne of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputations.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.
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The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.
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Those who would sacrifice a generation to realize an ideal are the enemies of mankind.
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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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Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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The passion for equality is partly a passion for anonymity: to be one thread of the many which make up a tunic; one thread not distinguishable from the others. No one can then point us out, measure us against others and expose our inferiority.
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The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than in what we are free not to do.
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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
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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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I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
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To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.
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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.
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Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
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Anger is a prelude to courage.
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Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.
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