747 Quotes by Eric Hoffer

Dissipation is a form of self-sacrifice.

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.

Intolerance is the ''Do Not Touch'' sign on something that cannot bear touching. We do not mind having our hair ruffled, but we will not tolerate any familiarity with the toupee which covers our baldness.

Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.

The most effective way to silence our guilty conscience is to convince ourselves and others that those we have sinned against are indeed depraved creatures, deserving every punishment, even extermination. We cannot pity those we have wronged, nor can we be indifferent toward them. We must hate and persecute them or else leave the door open to self-contempt.

The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop.

We usually see only the things we are looking for- so much so that we sometimes see them where they are not.

A successful social technique consists perhaps in finding unobjectionable means for individual self-assertion.

Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.