The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. Eric Hoffer arithmeticblessingcount Change image and share on social
There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other. Eric Hoffer dependlivesociety Change image and share on social
Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation. Eric Hoffer bankruptcydisappointmentexpectation Change image and share on social
There is probably an element of malice in our readiness to overestimate people - we are, as it were, laying up for ourselves the pleasure of later cutting them down to size. Eric Hoffer cutelementlay Change image and share on social
To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. Eric Hoffer brandfaithfind Change image and share on social
We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents. Eric Hoffer createdesireintense Change image and share on social
Unpredictability, too, can become monotonous. Eric Hoffer monotonousunpredictability Change image and share on social
Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled. Eric Hoffer contemptesteemodor Change image and share on social
Youth itself is a talent, a perishable talent. Eric Hoffer perishabletalentyouth Change image and share on social