“We used to think that revolutions are the cause of change. Actually it is the other way around: change prepares the ground for revolution.”
Change
“The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.”
HappinessAll Quotes by Eric Hoffer
“It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.”
Love“Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.”
Hope“Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.”
Faith“It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.”
Power“It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.”
Hope“It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.”
Age“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“To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.”
Faith“The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.”
Art“We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true they ruin our dreams.”
Dreams“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“Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.”
Strength“When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.”
Truth“It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.”
Death“Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.”
Faith“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“There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house.”
Failure“We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about.”
Knowledge