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

Topics: Self Sacrifice Quotes

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...

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

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...

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

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

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...

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 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.

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.

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...

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more...

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more...

If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free,...

If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free,...

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.

As long as you think you're green, you'll grow. As soon as you think you're...

As long as you think you're green, you'll grow. As soon as you think you're...

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.

We should every night call ourselves to an account; What infirmity have I mastered today?...

We should every night call ourselves to an account; What infirmity have I mastered today?...

It is when you lose sight of yourself, that you lose your way. To keep...

It is when you lose sight of yourself, that you lose your way. To keep...