747 Quotes by Eric Hoffer

Crude absurdities, trivial nonsense, and sublime truths are equally potent in readying people for self-sacrifice if they are accepted as the sole, eternal truth

It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict our world.

Vaguely at first, then more distinctly, I realized that man is an eternal stranger on this planet.

Successful action tends to become an end in itself.

It is the acquisition of skills in particular, irrespective of their utility, that is potent in making life meaningful. Since man has no inborn skills, the survival of the species has depended on the ability to acquire and perfect skills. Hence the mastery of skills is a uniquely human activity and yields deep satisfaction.

I always held my flower in a clenched fist.

Nature attains perfection, but man never does.

If anybody asks me what I have accomplished, I will say all I have accomplished is that I have written a few good sentences.

Unpredictability, too, can become monotonous.