Eric Hoffer Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“A nation without dregs and malcontents is orderly, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come.”

“Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners.”

“You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.”

“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.”

“To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.”

“Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.”

“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.”

“Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.”

“It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents.”

“There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house.”