We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about. – Eric Hoffer
It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt. – Eric Hoffer
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. – Eric Hoffer
The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it. – Eric Hoffer
Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true. – Eric Hoffer
One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action – the ability to pass directly from thought to action. – Eric Hoffer
The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody. – Eric Hoffer
Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy – the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation. – 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 the awareness of unfulfilled desires which gives a nation the feeling that it has a mission and a destiny. – Eric Hoffer
We have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind. – Eric Hoffer
A nation without dregs and malcontents is orderly, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come. – Eric Hoffer
To know a person’s religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. – Eric Hoffer
It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. – Eric Hoffer