“There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.”
Society
“Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.”
FaithAll Quotes by Eric Hoffer
“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“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“It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.”
Hope“Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we win his heart.”
Power“The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.”
Best“The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.”
Happiness“To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.”
Faith“Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.”
Leadership“The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.”
Fear“Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.”
Strength“It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.”
Age“When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.”
Truth“Man was nature's mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased paying for her mistake.”
Nature“Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.”
Alone“It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression.”
Failure“The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.”
Art“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“Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.”
Faith“The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.”
Future