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Existence Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- We need not only a purpose in life to give meaning to our existence but also something to give meaning to our suffering. We need…
- There is a totalitarian regime inside every one of us. We are ruled by a ruthless politburo which sets our norms and drives us from…
- The well adjusted make poor prophets. A pleasant existence blinds us to the possibilities of drastic change. We cling to what we call our common…
- A rising mass movement attracts and holds a following not by its doctrine and promises but by the refuge it offers from the anxieties, barrenness…
- Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over…
- The ideal of self-advancement which the civilizing west offers to backward populations brings with it the plague of individual frustration. All the advantages brought by…
- The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself.
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- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- The primary quality that Lao Tzu seems to emobdy is humility, which is the image of water - seeking the common level… — Frederick Lenz
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Lao Tsu says the way of life is ancient, timeless. It is existence which he calls the Tao - a mysterious source,… — Frederick Lenz
- It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis… — Andre Agassi
- The real master is only a presence. He has no intentions of being a master. His presence is his teaching. His love… — Rajneesh
- The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life. — Aristotle