American - Writer | July 25, 1898 - May 21, 1983
The suspicious mind believes more than it doubts. It believes in a formidable and ineradicable evil lurking in every person.
Eric Hoffer
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The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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A grievance is most poignant when almost redressed.
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The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.
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Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.
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When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
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Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.
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A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.
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To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.
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The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with others but also with ourselves.
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Children are the keys of paradise.
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To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.
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