There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still have to prove our worth anew each day; we have to prove that we are as good today as we were yesterday. But when we have a valid alibi for not achieving anything we are fixed, so to speak, for life.
Eric HofferSelf-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.
Eric HofferWe have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind.
Eric HofferThe real Antichrist is he who turns the wine of an original idea into the water of mediocrity.
Eric Hoffer