Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength. – Eric Hoffer
There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other. – Eric Hoffer
One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action – the ability to pass directly from thought to action. – Eric Hoffer
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
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
It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak. – Eric Hoffer
Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature. – Eric Hoffer
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
Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership. – Eric Hoffer
We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about. – Eric Hoffer
Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy – the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation. – Eric Hoffer
The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future. – Eric Hoffer
We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends. – Eric Hoffer
Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves. – Eric Hoffer
Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith. – Eric Hoffer
There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house. – Eric Hoffer
It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression. – Eric Hoffer
Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners. – Eric Hoffer
We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true they ruin our dreams. – Eric Hoffer
It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living. – Eric Hoffer
