747 Quotes by Eric Hoffer

We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true; they ruin our dreams.

The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own.

Faith in humanity, in posterity, in the destiny of one's religion, nation, race, party or family-what is it but the visualization of that eternal something to which we attach the self that is about to be annihilated?

To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.

Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.

The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.

What starts out here as a mass movement ends up as a racket, a cult, or a corporation.

The technique of a mass movement aims to infect people with a malady and then offer the movement as a cure.

One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action - the ability to pass directly from thought to action.