The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
ERIC HOFFERPower corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never does.
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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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To change everything, simply change your attitude.
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To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.
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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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When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.
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The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
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The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
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One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputations.
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Language was invented to ask questions.
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All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
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Rudeness is the weak man’s limitation of strength.
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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
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Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
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The beginning of thought is in disagreement – not only with others but also with ourselves.
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