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Eric Hoffer Quotes

American - Writer | July 25, 1898 - May 21, 1983

It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.

Power Evil Weak Sense Promise Often

A nation without dregs and malcontents is orderly, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come.

Seed Peaceful Nation Without Things

We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.

Lie Loudest Ourselves

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

Man Impossible Only Himself Creature

We have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind.

Mind Body Nothing Human Human Body

There is sublime thieving in all giving. Someone gives us all he has and we are his.

Giving Someone Us He Sublime His

Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we win his heart.

Heart Power Man Win Spirit More

We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.

Understand Things Only Absolutely

Animals often strike us as passionate machines.

Strike Animals Passionate Us Often

The greatest weariness comes from work not done.

Work Done Greatest Weariness

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

Balance Action Swinging Bottom Arms

When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.

People Bored Themselves Primarily

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