"The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets."
― Eric Hoffer
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Men
― Eric Hoffer
More From Eric Hoffer
- "The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness."
- "In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists."
- "It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men."
More In Men
- "Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole world this Thanksgiving."― Joseph Auslander
- "As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally laid for the happiness or misery of the future man."― Samuel Richardson
- "Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away."― Charles Caleb Colton