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.
ERIC HOFFEREric Hoffer Quotes
Awards:Presidential Medal of Freedom
Walk of life:American philosopher
Born:15 July 1902, United States
Died:21 May 1983, United States
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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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A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
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The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
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We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.
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To change everything, simply change your attitude.
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Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.
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When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
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Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.
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There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.
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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.
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