Eric Hoffer

The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in read more

The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in the middle.

The individual's most vital need is to prove his worth, and this usually means an insatiable hunger for action. For read more

The individual's most vital need is to prove his worth, and this usually means an insatiable hunger for action. For it is only the few who can acquire a sense of worth by developing and employing their capacities and talents. The majority prove their worth by keeping busy.

What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else?

What greater reassurance can the weak have than that they are like anyone else?

The less satisfaction we derive from being ourselves, the greater is our desire to be like others.

The less satisfaction we derive from being ourselves, the greater is our desire to be like others.

There is in us a tendency to locate the shaping forces of our existence outside ourselves. Success and failure are read more

There is in us a tendency to locate the shaping forces of our existence outside ourselves. Success and failure are unavoidably related in our minds with the state of things around us. Hence it is that people with a sense of fulfillment think it is a good world and would like to preserve it as it is, while the frustrated favor radical change. The tendency to look for all causes outside ourselves persists even when it is clear that our state of being is the product of personal qualities such as ability, character, appearance, health and so on.