- Change theme
Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
- It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.
- It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.
- It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.
- It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression.
- It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men.
- It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.
- It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.
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