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Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Always Cheating Feeling He Him Missing Right Someone Something Thinks Trust Who Wonderful Wonderful Feeling World

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Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Deceive Does Helps Merely People Propaganda Them Themselves

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It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Capacities Child His Man Optimal Playground Source Talents Unfolding Uniqueness

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The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Angels Despot Hater Human Human Nature Men Much Nature Puppets Savior Them Totalitarian Turn Wants Who

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People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.

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Topics: Bite Boot Feeds Hand Kicks Lick People Them Who

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Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Bankruptcy Disappointment Expectation Hope Much Sort Soul Too Too Much

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The real Antichrist is he who turns the wine of an original idea into the water of mediocrity.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Antichrist He Idea Mediocrity Original Original Idea Real Turns Water Who Wine

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Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Ability Creativity Introduce Nature Order Randomness

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Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Become Being Kind Kindness Made Motive Own

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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.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Absolute Absolute Power Also Come Lie Lies Make Only Possession Power Prophecy Those True

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: July 25th, 1898

Died: May 21st, 1983

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