"We can never have enough of that which…" — Eric Hoffer

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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.
Death has but one terror, that it has no tomorrow.
To dispose a soul to action we must upset its equilibrium.
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
A ruling intelligentsia, whether in Europe, Asia or Africa, treats the masses as raw material to be experimented on, processed,…
Help your sister's boat across the water, and yours too will reach the other side. Kindness can become its own…
To wrong those we hate is to add fuel to our hatred. Conversely, to treat an enemy with magnanimity is…
In running away from ourselves we either fall on our neighbor's shoulder or fly at his throat.
Creativity is discontent translated into arts.
The self-despisers are less intent on their own increase than on the diminution of others. Where self-esteem is unobtainable, envy…
There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate wherever they meet.
We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence the remarkable fact that many…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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