It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.

— Eric Hoffer

Jesus was not a Christian, nor was Marx a Marxist.

— Eric Hoffer

Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.

— Eric Hoffer

Many of the insights of the saint stem from his experience as a sinner.

— Eric Hoffer

Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners.

— Eric Hoffer

No one is truly literate who cannot read his own heart.

— Eric Hoffer

Not actual suffering, but the hope of better things incites people to revolt.

— Eric Hoffer

Our credulity is the greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence, the mysterious power of both flattery and calumny.

— Eric Hoffer

Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.

— 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