“It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.”
Death
“The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.”
FearAll Quotes by Eric Hoffer
“Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.”
Alone“Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.”
Power“When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.”
Truth“Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.”
Nature“In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”
Change“Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.”
Trust“Man was nature's mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased paying for her mistake.”
Nature“We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true they ruin our dreams.”
Dreams“The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.”
Future“There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.”
Society“It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.”
Love“Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.”
Faith“The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.”
Art“It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men.”
Power“The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.”
Fear“Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.”
Leadership“It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.”
Age“Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we win his heart.”
Power“The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.”
Men