Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer
Eric Hofferwas an American moral and social philosopher. He was the author of ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer, was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that The Ordeal of Change was his finest work...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth25 July 1902
CountryUnited States of America
Eric Hoffer quotes about
mind body reverence
We have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind.
passion action mark
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.
opposites soul tension
It is the pull of opposite poles that stretches souls. And only stretched souls make music.
self vanity support
We probably have a greater love for those we support than for those who support us. Our vanity carries more weight than our self-interest.
play ideas quality
The quality of ideas seems to play a minor role in mass movement leadership. What counts is the arrogant gesture, the complete disregard of the opinion of others, the singlehanded defiance of the world.
winning europe people
If the Communists win Europe and a large part of the world, it will not be because they know how to stir up discontent or how to infect people with hatred, but because they know how to preach hope.
passion inferiority thread
The passion for equality is partly a passion for anonymity: to be one thread of the many which make up a tunic; one thread not distinguishable from the others. No one can then point us out, measure us against others and expose our inferiority.
yesterday achievement each-day
There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still have to prove our worth anew each day; we have to prove that we are as good today as we were yesterday. But when we have a valid alibi for not achieving anything we are fixed, so to speak, for life.
chance ability chances-are
...in the shaping of a life, chance and the ability to respond to chance are everything.
leadership work degrees
Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.
mind literature prejudice
I hang onto my prejudices, they are the testicles of my mind.
nature mistake men
Man was nature's mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased paying for her mistake.
loss vigor prejudice
Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor.
moving technology skills
Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.