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
self burning way
The burning conviction that we have a holy duty toward others is often a way of attaching our drowning selves to a passing raft.
fate hands tyrants
I can never forget that one of the most gifted, best educated nations in the world, of its own free will, surrendered its fate into the hands of a maniac.
thank-you thankful gratitude
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
love meaningful pregnancy
It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.
strong struggle self
Unlike the pattern which seems to prevail in the rest of life, in the human species the weak not only survive but often triumph over the strong. The self-hatred inherent in the weak unlocks energies far more formidable then those mobilized by an ordinary struggle for existence.
clever fear halloween
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
happiness happy laughter
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
vanity stupidity selfishness
The hardest thing to cope with is not selfishness or vanity or deceitfulness, but sheer stupidity.
self people leave-me-alone
People unfit for freedom - who cannot do much with it - are hungry for power. The desire for freedom is an attribute of a "have" type of self. It says: leave me alone and I shall grow, learn, and realize my capacities. The desire for power is basically an attribute of a "have not" type of self.
kindness kind-deeds judging
It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
compassion soul impulse
Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.
trust cheating thinking
Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.
liberty aspiration manifestation
The aspiration toward freedom is the most essentially human of all human manifestations.
trust beauty math
Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.