There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.
ERIC HOFFERRudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.
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Language was invented to ask questions.
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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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I have a premonition that will not leave me: as it goes with Israel so will it go with all of us. Should Israel perish, the holocaust will be upon us.
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Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.
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We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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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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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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The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.
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The trouble is not chiefly that our universities are unfit for students but that many present-day students are unfit for universities.
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What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people’s faces as unfinished as their minds.
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The hardest thing to cope with is not selfishness or vanity or deceitfulness, but sheer stupidity.
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Those who would sacrifice a generation to realize an ideal are the enemies of mankind.
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Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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