Quote by Eric Hoffer
The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of

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

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It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents. – Eric Hoffer

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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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Men become accustomed to poison by degrees. – Victor Hugo

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Men should pledge themselves to nothing for reflection makes a liar of their resolution. – Sophocles

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When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions their reasons are always different. – George Santayana

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I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a method of settling international disputes. – Ernest Hemingway

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There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men. – John Locke

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Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. – Hans Christian Andersen

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I have enforced the law against killing certain animals and many others, but the greatest progress of righteousness among men comes from the exhortation in favor of non-injury to life and abstention from killing living beings. – Asoka

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Ive published one book before, and now Im writing a book of essays and stories about life in Tokyo. And I have one book coming out in May in Germany, about fitness. – Franka Potente

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