Eric Hoffer Quotes About Attitude

Quotes about: Attitude

• The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.

  Eric Hoffer

  Love, Forgiveness, Attitude

  Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind”

• Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.

  Eric Hoffer

  Attitude, Political, Glitter

• What the intellectual craves above all else is to be taken seriously, to be treated as a decisive force in shaping history. He is far more at home in a society that weighs his every word and keeps close watch on his attitudes then in a society that cares not what he says or does. He would rather be persecuted than ignored.

  Eric Hoffer

  Attitude, Taken, Home

• Every extreme attitude is a fight from the self.

  Eric Hoffer

  Attitude, Fighting, Self

• Only the individual who has come to terms with his self can have a dispassionate attitude toward the world.

  Eric Hoffer

  Attitude, Self, World

  Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers

• The uncompromising attitude is more indicative of an inner uncertainty than a deep conviction. The implacable stand is directed more against the doubt within than the assailant without.

  Eric Hoffer

  Attitude, Doubt, Conviction

  Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers

• ...the differences between the conservative and the radical seem to
  spring mainly from their attitude toward the future. Fear of the
  future causes us to lean against and cling to the present, while faith
  in the future renders us receptive to change.

  Eric Hoffer

  Attitude, Spring, Differences

  Eric Hoffer (2011). “The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements”, p.9, Harper Collins

• To change everything, simply change your attitude.

  Eric Hoffer

  Attitude, Change Your Attitude

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