Eric Hoffer Quotes

There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house.

Eric Hoffer

The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.

Eric Hoffer

We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends.

Eric Hoffer

The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.

Eric Hoffer

A great man's greatest good luck is to die at the right time.

Eric Hoffer

The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.

Eric Hoffer

Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.

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.

Eric Hoffer

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

Eric Hoffer

Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we win his heart.

Eric Hoffer

Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.

Eric Hoffer

It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.

Eric Hoffer

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

Eric Hoffer

Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.

Eric Hoffer

Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from.

Eric Hoffer