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Eric Hoffer Quotes

«Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.»
Author: Eric Hoffer (Writer) | About: Kindness | Keywords: motive
«People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.»
Author: Eric Hoffer (Writer) | About: Thinking | Keywords: bite, boot, booted, feeds, kicks, lick, licks, the Hand
«Creativity is discontent translated into arts»
«It is cheering to see that the rats are still around - the ship is not sinking»
Author: Eric Hoffer (Writer) | Keywords: cheering, rats, ship, sinking
«We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.»
Author: Eric Hoffer (Writer) | About: Lies | Keywords: loudest
«Friendship Never explain / your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe it anyway. A real friend never gets in your way, unless you happen to be on the way down. A friend is someone you can do nothing with and enjoy it. However much we guard ourselves against it, we tend to shape ourselves in the image others have of us. It is not so much the example of others we imitate, as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words.»
«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.»
«No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.»
«The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.»
«Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.»

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