The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others…

Quote by Eric Hoffer

Topics: Self Sacrifice Quotes

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.

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.

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...

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

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 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...

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...

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...

You can buy anything, But you cannot buy my feelings!!!

You can buy anything, But you cannot buy my feelings!!!

Without something to hate, we should lose the very spring of thought and action.

Without something to hate, we should lose the very spring of thought and action.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow...

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow...

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...

No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning

No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

The world of success is full of hatred haters.

The world of success is full of hatred haters.

We hate some persons because we do not know them; and we will not know...

We hate some persons because we do not know them; and we will not know...

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will...

Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will...

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not...

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not...