A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past. – Eric Hoffer
It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is true of men as of dogs. – Eric Hoffer
It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living. – 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