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title: "10 Impulse Quotes By Eric Hoffer"
description: "10 Impulse quotes by Eric Hoffer. Plus more from Eric Hoffer and more Impulse sayings from other authors."
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> [Language was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness came of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/language-was-invented-to-ask-questions-answers-may-be-given-by-grunts/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [The sense of inferiority inherent in the act of imitation breeds resentment. The impulse of the imitators is to overcome the model…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/the-sense-of-inferiority-inherent-in-the-act-of-imitation-breeds/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [There is perhaps no better way of measuring the natural endowment of a soul than by its ability to transmute dissatisfaction into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/there-is-perhaps-no-better-way-of-measuring-the-natural-endowment-of/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [The proselytizing fanatic strengthens his own faith by converting others. The creed whose legitimacy is most easily challenged is likely to develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/the-proselytizing-fanatic-strengthens-his-own-faith-by-converting/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [There is a powerful craving in most of us to see ourselves as instruments in the hands of others and thus free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/there-is-a-powerful-craving-in-most-of-us-to-see-ourselves-as/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [“Our passionate preoccupation with the sun, the stars and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/our-passionate-preoccupation-with-the-sun-the-stars-and-a-god/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [The revulsion from an unwanted self, and the impulse to forget it, mask it, slough it off and lose it, produce both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/the-revulsion-from-an-unwanted-self-and-the-impulse-to-forget-it-mask/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [The impulse to think, to philosophize and spin beauty and brilliance out of mind and soul, is somehow the offspring of resistance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/the-impulse-to-think-to-philosophize-and-spin-beauty-and-brilliance/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [The weak are not a noble breed. Their sublime deeds of faith, daring, and self-sacrifice usually spring from questionable motives. The weak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/the-weak-are-not-a-noble-breed-their-sublime-deeds-of-faith-daring/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [In the alchemy of man's soul almost all noble attributes- courage, honor, love, hope, faith, duty, loyalty, and so on - can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/in-the-alchemy-of-man-s-soul-almost-all-noble-attributes-courage-2/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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## Other authors on Impulse

## More by Eric Hoffer

> [The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/the-truth-seems-to-be-that-propaganda-on-its-own-cannot-force-its-way/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/when-grubbing-for-necessities-man-is-still-an-animal-he-becomes/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [“We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/we-lie-the-loudest-when-we-lie-to-ourselves/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [Our originality shows itself most strikingly not in what we wholly originate but in what we do with that which we borrow from others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/our-originality-shows-itself-most-strikingly-not-in-what-we-wholly/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/the-creative-mind-is-the-playful-mind-philosophy-is-the-play-and/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [It is also plausible that those movements with the greatest inner contradiction and between profession and practice - that is to say with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/it-is-also-plausible-that-those-movements-with-the-greatest-inner/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/the-best-part-of-the-art-of-living-is-to-know-how-to-grow-old/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/in-the-alchemy-of-man-s-soul-almost-all-noble-attributes-courage/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/the-act-of-self-denial-seems-to-confer-on-us-the-right-to-be-harsh/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [A nation without dregs and malcontents, is orderly, decent, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/a-nation-without-dregs-and-malcontents-is-orderly-decent-peaceful-and/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/compassion-alone-stands-apart-from-the-continuous-traffic-between/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/there-are-many-who-find-a-good-alibi-far-more-attractive-than-an/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/a-war-is-not-won-if-the-defeated-enemy-has-not-been-turned-into-a/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/man-is-the-only-creature-that-strives-to-surpass-himself-and-yearns/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

> [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](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/this-food-and-shelter-theory-concerning-man-s-efforts-is-without/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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