“Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.”
— Eric Hoffer
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Faith in a holy cause is to
“Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.”
— Eric Hoffer
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Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy –
“Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy – the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.”
— Eric Hoffer
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Creativity is the ability to introduce order
“Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.”
— Eric Hoffer
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The only way to predict the future
“The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.”
— Eric Hoffer
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In times of change learners inherit the
“In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”
— Eric Hoffer
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Category: learning
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The search for happiness is one of
“The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.”
— Eric Hoffer
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It is a sign of creeping inner
“It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.”
— Eric Hoffer
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We have perhaps a natural fear of
“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.”
— Eric Hoffer
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Category: fear
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It is the malady of our age
“It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.”
— Eric Hoffer
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It is by its promise of a
“It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.”
— Eric Hoffer
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