Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.
ERIC HOFFERFair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.
More Eric Hoffer Quotes
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Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil.
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An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head.
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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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Should Americans begin to hate foreigners wholeheartedly, it will be an indication that they have lost confidence in their own way of life.
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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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All leaders strive to turn their followers into children.
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Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.
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Language was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness came of age when man asked the first question.
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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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The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.
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We see through others only when we see through ourselves.
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To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
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When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.
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Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.
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