"The impression somehow prevails that the true believer,……" — Eric Hoffer
"The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is that the surrendering and humbling of the self breeds pride and arrogance."
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462 Quotes by Eric Hoffer
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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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No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was…
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This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.
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All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong.…
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The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
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The arrogance that says analysing the relationship between reasons and causes is more important than writing a philosophy of shyness…
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It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.
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