Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer
Eric Hofferwas 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, 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth25 July 1902
CountryUnited States of America
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It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression.
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It is to escape the responsibility for failure that the weak so eagerly throw themselves into grandiose undertakings.
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Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success
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One word characterizes the most strenuous of the efforts for the advancement of science that I have made perservereingly during fifty-five years; that word is failure
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For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life.
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There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house.
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The benevolent despot who sees himself as a shepherd of the people still demands from others the submissiveness of sheep
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In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.
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In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.
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No matter how noble the objective of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion - it is an evil government
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To spell out the obvious is often to call it into question
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You cannot gage the intelligence of an American by talking with him
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Every extreme attitude is a flight from the self
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Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy -- the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.