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Far Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- One might equate growing up with a mistrust of words. A mature person trusts his eyes more than his ears. Irrationality often manifests itself in…
- Children, savages and true believers remember far less what they have seen than what they have heard.
- The Americans are poor haters in international affairs because of their innate feeling of superiority over all foreigners. An American's hatred for a fellow American.is…
- 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…
- Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know. One often obtains a clue to…
- What the intellectual craves above all else is to be taken seriously, to be treated as a decisive force in shaping history. He is far…
- Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know.
- There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still have…
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