Quote by Eric Hoffer
When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are

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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It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words. – Eric Hoffer

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We feel free when we escape — even if it be but from the frying pan into the fire. – Eric Hoffer

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Irony regards every simple truth as a challenge. – Mason Cooley

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A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy. – Walter Scott

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As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me. – Henry Rollins

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Truth is on the side of the oppressed. – Malcolm X

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