Crude absurdities, trivial nonsense, and sublime truths are equally potent in readying people for self-sacrifice if they are accepted as the sole, eternal truth.

Quote by Eric Hoffer

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Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Passionate hatreds can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. These people haunted by...

Passionate hatreds can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. These people haunted by...

The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto...

The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto...

How much easier is self-sacrifice than self-realization!

How much easier is self-sacrifice than self-realization!

Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.

Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.

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

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

Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in...

Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in...

People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.

People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic...

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic...

Because I am afraid of commitment. This movie certainly has some bearing and is some...

Because I am afraid of commitment. This movie certainly has some bearing and is some...

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is...

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,...

A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries...

A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries...

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the...

Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the...

Be careful in dealing with a man who cares nothing for comfort or promotion, but...

Be careful in dealing with a man who cares nothing for comfort or promotion, but...

And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares.

And the Buddha is the person who's free: free of plans, free of cares.

I will lay my bones by the Ganges that India might know there is one...

I will lay my bones by the Ganges that India might know there is one...

Death is not more certainly a separation of our souls from our bodies than the...

Death is not more certainly a separation of our souls from our bodies than the...

If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception...

If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception...