The autonomous individual, striving to realize himself and prove his worth, has created all that is great in literature, art, music, science and technology. The autonomous individual, also, when he can neither realize himself nor justify his existence by his own efforts, is a breeding call of frustration, and the seed of the convulsions which shake our world to its foundations.
Eric HofferWhen the Greeks said, Whom the gods love die young, they probably meant, as Lord Sankey suggested, that those favored by the gods stay young till the day they die; young and playful.
Eric HofferGlory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience.
Eric HofferThere is a guilty conscience behind every brazen word and act and behind every manifestation of self-righteousness.
Eric HofferA person's creative ability decreases in direct proportion to the degree to which he takes himself seriously.
Eric Hoffer