The proselytizing fanatic strengthens his own faith by converting others. The creed whose legitimacy is most easily challenged is likely to develop the strongest proselytizing impulse.
Eric HofferThought is a process of exaggeration. The refusal to exaggerate is not infrequently an alibi for the disinclination to think or praise.
Eric HofferWhen we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.
Eric Hoffer