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Between Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- It takes a vice to check a vice, and virtue is the by-product of a stalemate between opposite vices.
- The link between ideas and action is rarely direct. There is almost always an intermediate step in which the idea is overcome.
- In the alchemy of man's soul almost all noble attributes- courage, honor, love, hope, faith, duty, loyalty, and so on - can be transmuted into…
- There are similarities between absolute power and absolute faith: a demand for absolute obedience, a readiness to attempt the impossible, a bias for simple solutionsto…
- A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious of…
- It is a juvenile notion that a society needs a lofty purpose and a shining vision to achieve much. Both in the market place and…
- One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never…
- There is a close connection between lack of confidence and the passionate state of mind.
- True loyalty between individuals is possible only in a loose and relatively free society.
- Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.
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