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Social improvement is attained more readily by a concern with the quality of results than with the purity of motives.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Attained Concern Improvement More Motives Purity Quality Readily Results Social Than

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It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Become Being Deed Futile Judge Kind Kindness Made Motive Motives Own

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The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Art Best Best Part Gracefully Grow How Know Living Old Part

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Youth itself is a talent, a perishable talent.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Itself Perishable Talent Youth

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Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Feel Loss Prejudice Sometimes Vigor

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What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else?

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Topics: Anyone Anyone Else Else Greater Like Reassurance Than Weak

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It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: About Ears Enhances Evil Fellow Fellow Men How How Much Idea Malice Men Much Opinion Our Penetrating Pinch Power Remarkable Reports Seems Wonderfully

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It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Degree Difficult Exaggerate Influence Influenced Those Which Would

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A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Dissent Feels Free Impose Majority Minority Most Only Will

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The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.

~Eric Hoffer

Topics: Anything Becoming Fear Has-Been Keeps People Some Some People

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: July 25th, 1898

Died: May 21st, 1983

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