Action Quote by Eric Hoffer Download Open image “To dispose a soul to action we must upset its equilibrium.” — Eric Hoffer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Action Diversity Equilibrium Flailing Justice Social justice Soul Upset
Action is basically a reaction against loss of balance - a flailing of the arms to to regain one's balance. To dispose a soul… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Why should the soul ever repose? God, its Principle, reposes never. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
But we need not fear that we can lose any thing by the progress of the soul. The soul may be trusted to the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The soul has to find and hold its ground against hostile forces, sometimes embodied in ideas which frequently deny its very existence, and which… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
We are not a body with a soul, but a soul with a body. When the body dies the soul returns to the source. — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
There is nothing the body suffers which the soul may not profit by. — George Meredith Copy Share Image
The soul sickens and heals the body, if it has sufficient existential motivation. — Mariana Fulger Copy Share Image
“Use it or lose it" is a law of nature, but mercifully "not a soul will be lost" is a law of the spirit… — Arianna Huffington 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
I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
Gratitude isn't just a feeling, it's an action. Expressing gratitude by writing in a journal, taking a photo, or shooting a video creates a… — Janice Kaplan Copy Share Image
Nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature... what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his action. If you know these… — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
Every thought I have imprisioned in expression I must free by my deeds — Kahlil Gibran Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
As you begin changing your thinking, start immediately to change your behaviour. Begin to act the part of the person you would like to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Action is a powerful thing. When you smile through your sadness, it can completely change your outlook. Try it! Smile :) Now hold onto… — Leticia Rae Copy Share Image
