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Worth Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. Thus a feeling of…
- The majority prove their worth by keeping busy. A busy life is the nearest thing to a purposeful life.
- A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding,
- There is need for some kind of make-believe in order to face death unflinchingly. To our real, naked selves there is not a thing on…
- It is a perplexing and unpleasant truth that when men already have "something worth fighting for,they do not feel like fighting.
- A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own…
- When our individual interests and prospects do not seem worth living for, we are in desperate need for something apart from us to live for.…
- Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
- 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…
- A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own…
- The individual's most vital need is to prove his worth, and this usually means an insatiable hunger for action. For it is only the few…
- To our real, naked selves there is not a thing on earth or in heaven worth dying for. It is only when we see ourselves…
More Worth Quotes
- I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it? — Richard Bach
- It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest… — David Attenborough
- A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions. — Marcus Aurelius
- What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of… — Teresa of Avila
- The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others. — Robert Baden-Powell
- No one can figure out your worth but you. — Pearl Bailey
- A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing. — Pearl Bailey
- Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what… — Johnny Ball