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There is a close connection between lack of confidence and the passionate state of mind...

There is a close connection between lack of confidence and the passionate state of mind...

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Unless a man has talents to make something of himself, freedom is an irksome burden. Of what avail is freedom read more

Unless a man has talents to make something of himself, freedom is an irksome burden. Of what avail is freedom to choose if the self be ineffectual? We join a mass movement to escape individual responsibility, or, in the words of the ardent young Nazi, "to be free from freedom.".

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When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous read more

When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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There is apparently no surer way of turning a thing into its opposite than by exaggerating it

There is apparently no surer way of turning a thing into its opposite than by exaggerating it

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Opposites Quotes,
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...passionate intensity may serve as a substitute for confidence.

...passionate intensity may serve as a substitute for confidence.

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