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Quote by Eric Hoffer
It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetr

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

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When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion. – Eric Hoffer

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Cowardice/Weakness
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Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do. – Eric Hoffer

Category:
Be Yourself
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It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn. – Eric Hoffer

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Age
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Power and violence are opposites where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but left to its own course it ends in powers disappearance. – Hannah Arendt

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Power is not something that can be assumed or discarded at will like underwear. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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Liberal: a power worshipper without power. – George Orwell

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These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power to conquer emotions I didnt even know existed. – Ricky Martin

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Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history. – Norman Borlaug

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When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil. – Max Lerner, Actions and Passions, 1949

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