Eric Hoffer ( 10 of 253 )
It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict read more
It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict our world.
No one has a right to happiness.
No one has a right to happiness.
What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else?
What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else?
...in the shaping of a life, chance and the ability to respond to chance are everything.
...in the shaping of a life, chance and the ability to respond to chance are everything.
The readiness to praise others indicates a desire for excellence and perhaps an ability to realize it.
The readiness to praise others indicates a desire for excellence and perhaps an ability to realize it.
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
Thought is a process of exaggeration. The refusal to exaggerate is not infrequently an alibi for the disinclination to think read more
Thought is a process of exaggeration. The refusal to exaggerate is not infrequently an alibi for the disinclination to think or praise.
We usually see only the things we are looking for- so much so that we sometimes see them where they read more
We usually see only the things we are looking for- so much so that we sometimes see them where they are not.
A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes read more
A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business.This minding of other people's business expresses itself in gossip, snooping and meddling, and also in feverish interest in communal, national and racial affairs. In running away from ourselves we either fall on our neighbor's shoulder or fly at his throat.
However different the holy causes people die for, they perhaps die basically for the same thing.
However different the holy causes people die for, they perhaps die basically for the same thing.
