« All His Appetites Quotes · Eric Hoffer's Page
His Appetites Quotes by Eric Hoffer
More His Appetites Quotes
- Whatever the situation may be, in the recollection of death there is reward and merit. For even the man engrossed in the… — Al-Ghazali
- Let us fill a cup and drink to that most noble, ridiculous, laughable, sublime figure in our lives... The Young Man Who… — Herman Wouk
- No man, however enslaved to his appetites, or hurried by his passions, can, while he preserves his intellects unimpaired, please himself with… — Samuel Johnson
- A man's reaction to his appetites and impulses when they are roused gives the measure of that man's character. In these reactions… — David O. McKay
- For those who do not make the transition to a matured, more spiritual self-will reason will indeed be no more than rationalization.… — Kenny Smith
- Misfortune occurs or can occur to anyone, of any sort of character. The eudaimonic has more resources to avoid it (being in… — Kenny Smith
- So near are the boundaries of panegyric and invective, that a worn-out sinner is sometimes found to make the best declaimer against… — Charles Lamb
- Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing his appetites to remain, and it brings… — Giacomo Leopardi
- Man staggers through life yapped at by his reason, pulled and shoved by his appetites, whispered to by fears, beckoned by hopes.… — Eric Hoffer
- Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty, death or captivity terrify, who is strong… — Horace
- Christianity has aimed to deliver us from a life determined by nature, from the appetites as actuating us, and so has meant… — Max Stirner
- Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards. Old age… — Giacomo Leopardi