Craving, not having, is the mother of a reckless giving of oneself. Eric Hoffer More Quotes by Eric Hoffer More Quotes From Eric Hoffer We are unified both by hating in common and by being hated in common. Eric Hoffer unifiedhatecommon Men of thought seldom work well together, whereas between men of action there is usually an easy camaraderie. Eric Hoffer togetheractionmen Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. Eric Hoffer calumny-isgullibilityknows To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint. Eric Hoffer attractivefrustratedresponsibility That which is unique and worthwhile in us makes itself felt only in flashes. If we do not know how to catch and savor the flashes we are without growth and exhilaration. Eric Hoffer exhilarationgrowthunique The future belongs to the learners-not the knowers. Eric Hoffer learners The passion to get ahead is sometimes born of the fear lest we be left behind. Eric Hoffer bornpassionsometimes People whose lives are barren and insecure seem to show a greater willingness to obey than people who are self-sufficient and self-confident. To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint. Eric Hoffer insecureresponsibilityself The urge to escape our real self is also an urge to escape the rational and the obvious. Eric Hoffer obviousrealself The chief difference between me and others is that I have plenty of time not only because I am without a multitude of responsibilities and without daily tasks, which demand attention: But also because I am basically without ambition. Neither the present nor the future has claims on me. Eric Hoffer daily-tasksambitionresponsibility One is not quite certain that creativeness in the arts, literature, and science functions best in an environment of absolute freedom. Chances are that a relatively mild tyranny stimulates creativeness. Eric Hoffer chanceliteratureart Animals often strike us as passionate machines. Eric Hoffer machinespassionateanimal The rule seems to be that those who find no difficulty in deceiving themselves are easily deceived by others. They are easily persuaded and led. Eric Hoffer deceiveddeceivingsociety You accept certain unlovely things about yourself and manage to live with them. The atonement for such an acceptance is that you make allowances for others - that you cleanse yourself of the sin of self-righteousness. Eric Hoffer sinacceptanceself Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know. Eric Hoffer philosophyhistoryart Laughter to begin with was probably glee at the misfortunes of others. The baring of the teeth in laughter hints at its savage ancestry. Animals have no malice, hence also no laughter. They never savor the sudden glory of Schadenfreude. It was its infectious quality that made of laughter a medium of mutuality. Eric Hoffer laughterqualityanimal Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. Eric Hoffer compassionliteratureevil Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil. Eric Hoffer libertariandevilmovement It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable. Eric Hoffer terrorismpowerfear We are made kind by being kind. Eric Hoffer be-kindkindkindness
