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There is in most passions a shrinking away from ourselves. The passionate pursuer has all the earmarks of a fugitive.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Away Fugitive Most Ourselves Passionate Passions Shrinking

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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Easier Humanity Love Neighbor Than To Love Whole

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

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Call Obvious Often Out Question Spell

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Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Crucial Far Know More Than Want

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It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Action Acts Brand Distant Hope Opiate People While

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

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Come Dreams Feel Grateful Make Our Our Dreams Really Ruin Those Toward True Who

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It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Death Inner Living Longer Praise Sign

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Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Faith Mountains Move Moves Necessary Need Skill Technical Where

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The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Kept Must Number Soul Truths Weakness

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

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Seems Us Whole World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: July 25th, 1898

Died: May 21st, 1983

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