To lose one's life is but to lose the present; and, clearly, to lose a defiled, worthless present is not to lose much.
Eric HofferThose who see their lives as spoiled and wasted crave equality and fraternity more than they do freedom. If they clamor for freedom, it is but freedom to establish equality and uniformity.
Eric HofferThe individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself.
Eric Hoffer