The nature of a society is largely determined by the direction in which talent and ambition flow - by the tilt of the social landscape.
Eric HofferThere is need for some kind of make-believe in order to face death unflinchingly. To our real, naked selves there is not a thing on earth or in heaven worth dying for.
Eric HofferOur credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence the mysterious power of both flattery and calumny.
Eric HofferUnless a man has the talents to make something of himself, freedom is an irksome burden.
Eric Hoffer