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~ Eric Hoffer Quotes ~
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Eric Hoffer Quotes


An American social writer and philosopher. 
Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983) was an American social writer and philosopher. He produced ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer, published in 1951, was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that his book The Ordeal of Change was his finest work. In 2001, the Eric Hoffer Award was established in his honor with permission granted by the Eric Hoffer Estate in 2005.

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Fear is uncertainty.
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We are made kind by being kind.
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Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.
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To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life.
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Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
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Power corrupts the few while weakness corrupts the many.
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There can be no real freedom without the freedom to fail.
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« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2014, 12:03:53 PM »
When people are bored it is primarily with their own selves.
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« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2014, 02:05:13 PM »
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
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« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2014, 02:05:48 PM »
We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
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« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2014, 02:07:17 PM »
Many of the insights of the saint stem from his experience as a sinner.
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« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2014, 02:07:49 PM »
When people are free to do as they please they usually imitate each other.
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« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2014, 02:08:20 PM »
Not actual suffering but the hope of better things incites people to revolt.
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« Reply #13 on: June 21, 2014, 02:08:51 PM »
The passion to get ahead is sometimes born of the fear lest we be left behind.
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« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2014, 02:09:26 PM »
When people are bored it is primarily with their own selves that they are bored.
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