“Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.”
Leadership
“It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.”
DeathAll Quotes by Eric Hoffer
“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“It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.”
Death“It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression.”
Failure“It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.”
Age“Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.”
Faith“Man was nature's mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased paying for her mistake.”
Nature“The greatest weariness comes from work not done.”
Work“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“When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.”
Truth“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 fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.”
Fear“Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.”
Faith“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“It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.”
Hope“We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true they ruin our dreams.”
Dreams“The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.”
Art“To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.”
Faith“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