With some people solitariness is an escape not from others but from themselves. For they see in the eyes of others only a reflection of themselves. – Eric Hoffer
Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains. – Eric Hoffer
It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression. – Eric Hoffer
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