Our originality shows itself most strikingly not in what we wholly originate but in what we do with that which we borrow… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“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… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
In every passionate pursuit, the pursuit counts more than the object pursued. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The less satisfaction we derive from being ourselves, the greater is our desire to be like others. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
We do not usually look for allies when we love. Indeed, we often look on those who love with us as rivals… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The oppressed want above all to imitate their oppressors; they want to retaliate. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Collective unity is not the result of the brotherly love of the faithful for each other. The loyalty of the true believer… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict our world. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
We find it hard to apply the knowledge of ourselves to our judgment of others. The fact that we are never of… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Originality is deliberate and forced, and partakes of the nature of a protest. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
What are we when we are alone? Some, when they are alone, cease to exist. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Those who are in love with the present can be cruel and corrupt but not genuinely vicious. They cannot be methodically and… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
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 Image
The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
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 Image
