To a man utterly without a sense of belonging, mere life is all that matters. It is the only reality in an eternity of nothingness, and he clings to it with shameless despair.
Eric HofferWe have rudiments of reverence for the human body, but we consider as nothing the rape of the human mind.
Eric HofferThere is a tendency to judge a race, a nation or any distinct group by its leastworthy members.
Eric HofferTo believe that if we could have but this or that we would be happy is to suppress the realization that the cause of our unhappiness is in our inadequate and blemished selves. Excessive desire is thus a means of suppressing our sense of worthlessness.
Eric HofferThe weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it.
Eric HofferThe ignorant are a reservoir of daring. It almost seems that those who have yet to discover the known are particularly equipped for dealing with the unknown. The unlearned have often rushed in where the learned feared to tread, and it is the credulous who are tempted to attempt the impossible. They know not whither they are going, and give chance a chance.
Eric Hoffer