History Quote by Eric Hoffer

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

When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant.

— Eric Hoffer

“We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves.”

— Eric Hoffer

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

The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.

— Eric Hoffer

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

The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.

— Eric Hoffer

“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

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

A nation without dregs and malcontents, is orderly, decent, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come

— Eric Hoffer

Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.

— Eric Hoffer

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