"Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we……" — Eric Hoffer
"Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about."
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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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Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?
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We've seen the uproars around the world concerning cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammad. Anyone who does not think comic strips…
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When there is conflict between what God requires and the demands of the government, each of us has an important…
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I have followed holiness, I have taught truth, and I have been most in the main things; not that I…
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I am grateful for - though I can't keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that…
— A. R. Ammons
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To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service,…
— Laozi
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We need artists to help us come together and share our voices and build community around powerful issues concerning our…
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Concerning our Lord Jesus Christ, we must also be aware that he is our Advocate, and that without him we…
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Methinks every true Christian should be exceedingly earnest in prayer concerning the souls of the ungodly; and when they are…
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Can Jesus Christ see the agony of His soul in us? He can't unless we are so closely identified with…
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One of the most subtle burdens God ever puts on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning other…
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My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it
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