Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there.

Quote by Eric Hoffer

Topics: Self Reflection 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...

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...

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

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.

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.

Crude absurdities, trivial nonsense, and sublime truths are equally potent in readying people for self-sacrifice...

Crude absurdities, trivial nonsense, and sublime truths are equally potent in readying people for self-sacrifice...

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!

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.

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions...

A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions...

I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind...

I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind...

When people bother you in any way, it is because their souls are trying to...

When people bother you in any way, it is because their souls are trying to...

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.

Determination is when you keep going, even when you know that you're going no where...

Determination is when you keep going, even when you know that you're going no where...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows,...

Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows,...

It is always wise to stop wishing for things long enough to enjoy the fragrance...

It is always wise to stop wishing for things long enough to enjoy the fragrance...

What seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.

What seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.