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 easier to love humanity as a whole than to love ones neighbor. – Eric Hoffer

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A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority. – Eric Hoffer

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For truth is precious and divine, too rich a pearl for carnal swine. – Samuel Butler

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Betrayal is the only truth that sticks. – Arthur Miller

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A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a truth. – Thomas Mann

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It is precisely our job as Catholics to speak the truth as plainly and precisely as we can. – Sargent Shriver

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