The Renaissance was a time of mercenary soldiers, ours is a time of mercenary labor. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
There is a time when the word "eventually" has the soothing effect of a promise, and a time when the word evokes… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“In times of change the learners will inherit the earth, while the knowers will find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Old age equalizes - we are aware that what is happening to us has happened to untold numbers from the beginning of… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else - we are… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
There is no reason to believe that the nature of the violent minorities is now greatly different from what it was in… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“In modern times, nationalism is the most copious and durable source of mass enthusiasm, and that nationalist fervor must be tapped if… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
[The designated or chosen leader tries to] articulate and justify the resentment dammed up in the souls of the frustrated. He kindles… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Our present addiction to pollsters and forecasters is a symptom of our chronic uncertainty about the future... We watch our experts read… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The chief difference between me and others is that I have plenty of time not only because I am without a multitude… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Ours is a golden age of minorities. At no time in the past have dissident minorities felt so much at home and… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
To grow old is to grow common. Old age equalizes -- we are aware that what is happening to us has happened… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
It is a paradox that in our time of drastic rapid change, when the future is in our midst devouring the present… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The feeling of being hurried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. It is on… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Actual creativeness is a matter of moments. One has to piece together the minute grains to make a lump. And it is… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The superficiality of many is a result of deep fears. It takes spare time to think things out; it takes free time… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
...the differences between the conservative and the radical seem to spring mainly from their attitude toward the future. Fear of the future… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new;… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
Our originality shows itself most strikingly not in what we wholly originate but in what we do with that which we borrow from others. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
It is also plausible that those movements with the greatest inner contradiction and between profession and practice - that is to say with a… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
“In the alchemy of man's soul almost all noble attributes--courage, honor, love, hope, faith, duty, loyalty, etc.--can be transmuted into ruthlessness. Compassion alone stands… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails that the… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
A nation without dregs and malcontents, is orderly, decent, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
This food-and-shelter theory concerning man's efforts is without insight. The desire for praise is more imperative than the desire for food and shelter — Eric Hoffer Copy Share
![“[The designated or chosen leader tries to] articulate and justify the resentment dammed up in the souls of the frustrated. He kindles the vision of a breathtaking future so as to justify the sacrifice of a transitory present. He stages the world of make-believe so indispensable for the realization…” quote by Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6e6/eric-hoffer-343_action_the-designated-or-chosen-leader-tries-to_2033811.jpg)
