“Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.”
“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”
Eric Hoffer
“The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.”
Eric Hoffer
“My writing is done in railroad yards while waiting for a freight, in the fields while waiting for a truck, and at noon after lunch. Towns are too distracting.”
Eric Hoffer
“It's disconcerting to realize that businessmen, generals, soldiers, men of action are less corrupted by power than intellectuals... You take a conventional man of action, and he's satisfied if you obe...”
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