Obstacles Quote by Eric Hoffer Download Open image “It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.” — Eric Hoffer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Obstacles Opportunity Turns
It is very rare that you meet with obstacles in this world, which the humblest man has not faculties to surmount. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Once a man sees what is possible and makes just a few changes, a whole new world opens up where he finds opportunities that… — Roosh V Copy Share Image
“Man is that which has still much before it. He is repeatedly transformed in his work and by it. [...] The authentic in man… — Ernst Bloch Copy Share Image
It is by overcoming obstacles that man develops those qualities he needs. — P.D. Ouspensky Copy Share Image
At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Surely a man has come to himself only when he has found the best that is in him, and has satisfied his heart with… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new;… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Our originality shows itself most strikingly not in what we wholly originate but in what we do with that which we borrow from others. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
It is also plausible that those movements with the greatest inner contradiction and between profession and practice - that is to say with a… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“In the alchemy of man's soul almost all noble attributes--courage, honor, love, hope, faith, duty, loyalty, etc.--can be transmuted into ruthlessness. Compassion alone stands… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails that the… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
A nation without dregs and malcontents, is orderly, decent, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
He who is content with what has been done is an obstacle in the path of progress. — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked "What is a hero?" ...My answer was that a hero is someone who… — Christopher Reeve Copy Share Image
I think what was special about 'Music by Prudence' was the classic story of the title subject's life path - from being an outcast… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
When life gives you lemons, make orange juice and leave people wondering how you did it... — Jade Williams Copy Share Image
If you go to any nunnery and ask them what the main obstacle is, they'll always say low self-esteem and lack of confidence. It… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
I take up the standpoint that the tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man, and I come back now to… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Remember, success is not measured by heights attained but by obstacles overcome. We're going to pass through many obstacles in our lives: good days,… — Bruce Jenner Copy Share Image
“God has a way of picking a “nobody” and turning their world upside down, in order to create a “somebody” that will remove the… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Probably the greatest single obstacle to the progress and happiness of the American people lies in the willingness of so many men to invest… — John D. Rockefeller Copy Share Image
Despite the reams of paperwork, obstacles worthy of a horse show, and a wait that can rival an elephant's gestation, adoption feels no different… — Scott Simon Copy Share Image
Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image