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It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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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

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There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate wherever they meet. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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Animals often strike us as passionate machines. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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Children are the keys of paradise. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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I've worked with a lot of characters that are unhinged. I've played characters that are unhinged. That's, like, my job. ↗

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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