To change everything, simply change your attitude.
ERIC HOFFEROur frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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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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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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Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
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Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.
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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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Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.
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Language was invented to ask questions.
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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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We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.
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The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.
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Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.
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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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The beginning of thought is in disagreement – not only with others but also with ourselves.
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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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