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.
ERIC HOFFERLearners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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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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Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.
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No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion; it is an evil government.
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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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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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Children are the keys of paradise.
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The education explosion is producing a vast number of people who want to live significant, important lives but lack the ability to satisfy this craving for importance by individual achievement. The country is being swamped with nobodies who want to be somebodies.
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You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
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We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
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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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The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
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People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.
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The beginning of thought is in disagreement – not only with others but also with ourselves.
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