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Eric Hoffer

Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1898 – May 21, 1983) was an American moral and social philosopher. He was the author of ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer (1951), was widely recognized as a classic, receiving critical acclaim from both scholars and laymen, although Hoffer believed that The Ordeal of Change was his finest work.

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Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling o ...

In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equippe ...

Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.

Children are the keys of paradise.

The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altoge ...

The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.

One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of ...

Language was invented to ask questions.

A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind ...

Anger is the prelude to courage.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.

Youth itself is a talent, a perishable talent.

The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.