The burning conviction that we have a holy duty toward others is often a way of attaching our drowning selves to a passing raft.
Eric HofferWe do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true; they ruin our dreams.
Eric HofferHowever much we guard against it, we tend to shape ourselves in the image others have of us.
Eric HofferPeople unfit for freedom - who cannot do much with it - are hungry for power. The desire for freedom is an attribute of a "have" type of self. It says: leave me alone and I shall grow, learn, and realize my capacities. The desire for power is basically an attribute of a "have not" type of self.
Eric Hoffer