To know a person’s religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. — Eric Hoffer
We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails. — Eric Hoffer
We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about. — Eric Hoffer
We are more prone to generalize the bad than the good. We assume that the bad is more potent and contagious. — Eric Hoffer
But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents. — Eric Hoffer
We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true; they ruin our dreams. — Eric Hoffer
We have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind. — Eric Hoffer
When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; — Eric Hoffer
When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. — Eric Hoffer
Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man — Eric Hoffer
Where everything is possible miracles become commonplaces, but the familiar ceases to be self-evident. — Eric Hoffer
Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains. — Eric Hoffer
Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible. — Eric Hoffer
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. — Eric Hoffer
The beginning of thought is in disagreement — not only with others but also with ourselves. — Eric Hoffer
Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. — Eric Hoffer
In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully — Eric Hoffer
It is the awareness of unfulfilled desires which gives a nation the feeling that it has a mission and a destiny. — Eric Hoffer
He capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for — Eric Hoffer
No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. — Eric Hoffer
The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves — Eric Hoffer