“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
“It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.”
DeathAll Quotes by Eric Hoffer
“Man was nature's mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased paying for her mistake.”
Nature“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“The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.”
Fear“Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.”
Trust“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 the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.”
Age“The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.”
Art“Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.”
Strength“To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.”
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“We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true they ruin our dreams.”
Dreams“Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.”
Hope“Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.”
Alone“Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.”
Nature“There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house.”
Failure“The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.”
Best“It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.”
Hope“The greatest weariness comes from work not done.”
Work“Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.”
Faith