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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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By speaking, by thinking, we undertake to clarify things, and that forces us to exacerbate them, dislocate them, schematize them. Every concept is in itself an exaggeration. – Jose Ortega y Gasset

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An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft. – Walter Bagehot

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Man is inclined to exaggerate almost everything — except his own mistakes. – Author Unknown

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