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Quote by Eric Hoffer
It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflecti

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. – Eric Hoffer

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Intolerance is the Do Not Touch sign on something that cannot bear touching. We do not mind having our hair ruffled, but we will not tolerate any familiarity with the toupee which covers our baldness. – Eric Hoffer

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Tolerance
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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love ones neighbor. – Eric Hoffer

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It is a talent of the weak to persuade themselves that they suffer for something when they suffer from something; that they are showing the way when they are running away; that they see the light when they feel the heat; that they are chosen when they are shunned. – Eric Hoffer

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Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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They teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing master. – Samuel Johnson

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Nothing preaches better than the act. – Benjamin Franklin

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An ounce of practice is worth a pound of preaching. – Proverb

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