Without a sense of proportion there can be neither good taste nor genuine intelligence, nor perhaps moral integrity.
Eric HofferA person's creative ability decreases in direct proportion to the degree to which he takes himself seriously.
Eric HofferCapitalism is at its liberating best in a noncapitalist environment. The crypto-businessman is the true revolutionary in a Communist country.
Eric HofferAll mass movements strive, therefore, to interpose a fact-proof screen between the faithful and the realities of the world. They do this by claiming that the ultimate and absolute truth is already embodied in their doctrine and that there is no truth nor certitude outside it. The facts on which the true believer bases his conclusions must not be derived from his experience or observation but from holy writ.
Eric Hoffer