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Necessities Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- The necessary has never been man's top priority. The passionate pursuit of the nonessential and the extravagant is one of the chief traits of human…
- A society that refuses to strive for superfluities is likely to end up lacking in necessities.
- When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant.
More Necessities Quotes
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- Strong men greet war, tempest, hard times. They wish, as Pindar said, to tread the floors of hell, with necessities as hard… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- It certainly is the duty of every true Christian, to esteem himself a stranger and pilgrim in this world; and as bound… — Johann Arndt
- It constantly remains a source of disappointment to me that my drawings are not yet what I want them to be. The… — Vincent Van Gogh
- Happiness is a perception of your own reality. There are many people around the world who barely have the basic necessities to… — John Reyes
- Great necessities call out great virtues. — Abigail Adams
- Our parents deserve our honor and respect for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always made countless sacrifices as they… — Ezra Taft Benson
- A true prayer is an inventory of needs, a catalog of necessities, an exposure of secret wounds, a revelation of hidden poverty. — Charles Spurgeon