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.
ERIC HOFFERWe lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.
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Far more critical than what we know or what we don’t know is what we don’t want to know.
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Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.
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We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.
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Anger is a prelude to courage.
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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
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To change everything, simply change your attitude.
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All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
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It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.
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The sick in soul insist that it is humanity that is sick, and they are the surgeons to operate on it. They want to turn the world into a sickroom. And once they get humanity strapped to the operating table, they operate on it with an ax.
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Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.
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Take man’s most fantastic invention- God. Man invents God in the image of his longings, in the image of what he wants to be, then proceeds to imitate that image, vie with it, and strive to overcome it.
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Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success.
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