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Stills Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- Man's chief goal in life is still to become and stay human, and defend his achievements against the encroachment of nature.
- Absolute power corrupts even when exercised for humane purposes. The benevolent despot who sees himself as a shepherd of the people still demands from others…
- 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…
- Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others it is a…
- The devil personifies not the nature that is around us but the nature that is within us- the infinitely ferocious and cunning prehuman creature that…
- When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant.
- It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.
- 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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