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Eric Hoffer

American Writer

Born: Jul 25, 1898

Died: May 21, 1983

Become Evil Man Most Own People

Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward

Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat. Eric Hoffer

Balance Action Bottom Arms Flailing Afloat Regain Swinging Keep

It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words. Eric Hoffer

Eyes Words Reflection Example Imitate Others Ourselves Echo Much

The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself. Eric Hoffer

Own Individual Himself His Existence Efforts Eternal Justify Who Bondage

There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other. Eric Hoffer

Together Understanding Living Society Other Would Would-Be Depended Each

Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible. Eric Hoffer

Man Impossible Only Himself Surpass Creature

It is the awareness of unfulfilled desires which gives a nation the feeling that it has a mission and a destiny. Eric Hoffer

Feeling Nation Awareness Destiny Gives Mission Unfulfilled Which Desires

Dissipation is a form of self-sacrifice. Eric Hoffer

Dissipation Self-Sacrifice Form

Animals often strike us as passionate machines. Eric Hoffer

Animals Strike Machines Passionate Often Us

When people are bored it is primarily with themselves. Eric Hoffer

People Bored Primarily Themselves

The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle. Eric Hoffer

Best History Game Worst Over Heads Majority Middle Played

Where everything is possible miracles become commonplaces, but the familiar ceases to be self-evident. Eric Hoffer

Miracles Become Everything Possible Self-Evident Ceases Familiar Where

A man by himself is in bad company. Eric Hoffer

Man Bad Himself Company

Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do. Eric Hoffer

Weary Men Doing Want Much Things

It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate. Eric Hoffer

Hope People Action Distant Opiate Brand While Acts

It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living. Eric Hoffer

Death Living Sign Longer Praise Inner Creeping

Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains. Eric Hoffer

Faith Mountains Move Where Moves Skill Technical Necessary Need

The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it. Eric Hoffer

Soul Weakness Must Truths Kept Number

The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop. Eric Hoffer

World Seems Us Whole

To the old, the new is usually bad news. Eric Hoffer

News Old Bad Bad News New

Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor. Eric Hoffer

Sometimes Feel Loss Prejudice Vigor

What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else? Eric Hoffer

Else Weak Like Greater Than Anyone Anyone Else Reassurance

It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence. Eric Hoffer

Degree Difficult Those Would Would-Be Exaggerate Influence Influenced Which

The greatest weariness comes from work not done. Eric Hoffer

Work Weariness Greatest Done

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