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In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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Men weary as much of not doing the things they want to do as of doing the things they do not want to do. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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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

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The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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A nation without dregs and malcontents is orderly, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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It is the awareness of unfulfilled desires which gives a nation the feeling that it has a mission and a destiny. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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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

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