"There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other." ― Eric Hoffer Topic(s): Society Tags: society, there, would More From Eric Hoffer "The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully." "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 by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak." More In Society "Our society is dependent on some precarious mechanisms, and they are very dicey. They can easily collapse."― Doris Lessing "The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction."― Christopher Lasch "Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society."― Niccolo Machiavelli