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The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.

Eric Hoffer

Those who would sacrifice a generation to realize an ideal are the enemies of mankind.
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Enemy Ideal Kind Man Sacrifice
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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Deep Happiness Search Wisdom
To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.
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Be Yourself Different Improvement Philosophy Transformation Wisdom
The beginning of thought is in disagreement – not only with others but also with ourselves.
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Agreement Beginning Ourselves Thinking
There is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.
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Judgement Nation Nature People
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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Lie Loud Ourselves
Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.
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Easy Inspirational Motivational Work
Anger is a prelude to courage.
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Angry Courage One Liner
The greatest weariness comes from work not done.
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Greatness Work
It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.
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Attraction Evil Power Promise Weakness
A passionate obsession with the outside world or the private lives of others is an attempt to compensate for a lack of meaning in one’s own life.
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Life Live Obsession Passionate World
The central task of education is to implant a will and facility for learning; it should produce not learned but learning people. The truly human society is a learning society, where grandparents, parents, and children are students together.
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Age Children Difference Education Human Learning People Togetherness True Willing
We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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Character Philosophy See Wisdom Yourself
The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor’s shortcomings as he is of his own.
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Ability Capacity Ourselves Respect Tolerance
Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil.
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Belief Devil God Rise
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
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Freedom Imitation People

The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.

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