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Thought is a process of exaggeration. The refusal to exaggerate is

Thought is a process of exaggeration. The refusal to exaggerate is not infrequently an alibi for the disinclination to think or praise. – Eric Hoffer

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To know a persons religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. – Eric Hoffer

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Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains. – Eric Hoffer

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When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. – Eric Hoffer

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To a small man every greater is an exaggeration. – Henry David Thoreau

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