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Great Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in…
- All great art is revolutionary because it touches upon the reality of man and questions the reality of the various transitory forms of human society.
- The great crimes of the twentieth century were committed not by money-grubbing capitalists but by dedicated idealists. Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler were contemptuous of money.…
- It is the fate of every great achievement to be pounced upon by pedants and imitators who drain it of life and turn it into…
- A great man's greatest good luck is to die at the right time.
- Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.
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- Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast. — William Shakespeare
- Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or, even less, is the property of only a few:… — Pope Francis
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in… — Neil Armstrong