Eric Hoffer

Eric Hoffer

"In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned shall find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists."
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"In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned shall find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists."
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"It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities."
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"“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”"
Eric Hoffer The Temper of Our Time
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"Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us."
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"In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists."
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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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"Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership."
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"We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends."
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"The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything."
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"Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners."
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"It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak."
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"Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we win his heart."
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"Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true."
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"The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future."
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"In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists."
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"Children are the keys of paradise."
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"It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living."
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"Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength."
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"Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from."
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"It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor."
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