“The greatest weariness comes from work not done.”
Work
“It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression.”
FailureAll Quotes by Eric Hoffer
“We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true they ruin our dreams.”
Dreams“We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about.”
Knowledge“The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.”
Best“The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.”
Fear“We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends.”
Fear“Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.”
Leadership“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“It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.”
Power“Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.”
Faith“The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.”
Art“One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action - the ability to pass directly from thought to action.”
Society“Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.”
Faith“The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.”
Happiness“It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.”
Death“Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.”
Nature“Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.”
Strength“The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.”
Future“It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.”
Love“It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.”
Hope