"Far more crucial than what we know or……" — Eric Hoffer
"Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know."
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Eric Hoffer
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462 Quotes by Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer has 462 quotes on this site.
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In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future.
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Death has but one terror, that it has no tomorrow.
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To dispose a soul to action we must upset its equilibrium.
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Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
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A ruling intelligentsia, whether in Europe, Asia or Africa, treats the masses as raw material to be experimented on, processed,…
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Help your sister's boat across the water, and yours too will reach the other side. Kindness can become its own…
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To wrong those we hate is to add fuel to our hatred. Conversely, to treat an enemy with magnanimity is…
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In running away from ourselves we either fall on our neighbor's shoulder or fly at his throat.
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Creativity is discontent translated into arts.
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The self-despisers are less intent on their own increase than on the diminution of others. Where self-esteem is unobtainable, envy…
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There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate wherever they meet.
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We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence the remarkable fact that many…
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Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but…
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Being in touch with the natural world is crucial.
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It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where…
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I like being in love, but loving is what is crucial to me. Loving is the reason to live.
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Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting…
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A home is crucial, the foundation of a stable family.
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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
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Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If…
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But Canada remains a crucial partner in this global war on terrorism, and we are grateful for that. Canadian naval…
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But particularly when the media profess to strive toward objectivity, gatekeepers play a crucial role in helping people navigate the…
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