Eric Hoffer

Eric Hoffer

"There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail."
90 Quotes
"There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail."
Eric Hoffer
"When people are free to do as they please they usually imitate each other."
Eric Hoffer
"It is always safe to assume that people are more subtle and less sensitive than they seem."
Eric Hoffer
"It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action while the distant hope acts as an opiate."
Eric Hoffer
"We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true they ruin our dreams."
Eric Hoffer
"The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle."
Eric Hoffer
"We are made kind by being kind."
Eric Hoffer
"Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life."
Eric Hoffer
"Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain whether of our worth or worthlessness we are almost impervious to fear. Thus a feeling of utter unworthiness can be a source of courage."
Eric Hoffer
"Faith is primarily a process of identification the process by which the individual ceases to be himself and becomes part of something eternal."
Eric Hoffer
"It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands new undertakings and new forms of expression."
Eric Hoffer
"Many of the insights of the saint stem from his experience as a sinner."
Eric Hoffer
"You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you."
Eric Hoffer
"We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand."
Eric Hoffer
"It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities."
Eric Hoffer
"Even in slight things the experience of the new is rarely without some stirring of foreboding."
Eric Hoffer
"It is a perplexing and unpleasant truth that when men already have 'something worth fighting for' they do not feel like fighting."
Eric Hoffer
"It is thus with most of us we are what other people say we are. We know ourselves chiefly by hearsay."
Eric Hoffer
"When people are bored it is primarily with their own selves that they are bored."
Eric Hoffer
"When people are bored it is primarily with their own selves."
Eric Hoffer
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