It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict our world. The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it. Eric Hoffer

The future belongs to the learners – not the knowers. Eric Hoffer

Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer

It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict our world. Eric Hoffer

The weakness of a soul is proportionate to the number of truths that must be kept from it. Eric Hoffer

Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from. Eric Hoffer

You can never get enough of what you don’t need to make you happy. Eric Hoffer

Our greatest weariness comes from work not done. Eric Hoffer

Anger is a prelude to courage. Eric Hoffer

Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy – the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation. Eric Hoffer

We have to adjust ourselves, and every radical adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem: we undergo a test, we have to prove ourselves. Eric Hoffer

We feel free when we escape – even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire. Eric Hoffer

To learn you need a certain degree of confidence, not too much and not too little. If you have too little confidence, you will think you can’t learn. If you have too much, you will think you don’t have to learn. Eric Hoffer

In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffe

To dispose a soul to action we must upset its equilibrium. Eric Hoffer

The central task of education is to implant a will and facility for learning; it should produce not learned but learning people. The truly human society is a learning society, where grandparents, parents, and children are students together. Eric Hoffer