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Quote by Eric Hoffer
Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what w

Perhaps our originality manifests itself most strikingly in what we do with that which we did not originate. To discover something wholly new can be a matter of chance, of idle tinkering, or even of the chronic dissatisfaction of the untalented. – Eric Hoffer

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

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The real antichrist is he who turns the wine of an original idea into the water of mediocrity. – Eric Hoffer

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When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. – Jean Cocteau

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