Eric Hoffer

Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible. ”

The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself. ”

Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. ”

It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence. ”

It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words. ”

We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true; they ruin our dreams. ”

Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat. ”

It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate. ”

A man by himself is in bad company. ”

It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living. ”