“The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.”
Fear
“Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.”
NatureAll Quotes by Eric Hoffer
“Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.”
Hope“There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house.”
Failure“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“Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.”
Faith“Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we win his heart.”
Power“When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.”
Truth“Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners.”
Experience“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 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“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“Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.”
Faith“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 easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.”
Love“It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.”
Power“To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.”
Faith“Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.”
Strength“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“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