Eric Hoffer Quotes About Fear

Quotes about: Fear

• The real "haves" are they who can acquire freedom, self-confidence, and even riches without depriving others of them. They acquire all of these by developing and applying their potentialities. On the other hand, the real "have nots" are they who cannot have aught except by depriving others of it. They can feel free only by diminishing the freedom of others, self-confident by spreading fear and dependence among others, and rich by making others poor.

  Eric Hoffer

  Fear, Real, Self Confidence

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

• You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

  Eric Hoffer

  Clever, Fear, Halloween

  Eric Hoffer (1955). “The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms”

• The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.

  Eric Hoffer

  Inspirational, Fear, People

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

• It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable.

  Eric Hoffer

  Fear, Power, Terrorism

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

• The real persuaders are our appetites, our fears and above all our vanity. The skillful propagandist stirs and coaches these internal persuaders.

  Eric Hoffer

  Fear, Real, Vanity

  Eric Hoffer (1955). “The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms”

• Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. Thus a feeling of utter unworthiness can be a source of courage.

  Eric Hoffer

  Courage, Fear, Feelings

• Man staggers through life yapped at by his reason, pulled and shoved by his appetites, whispered to by fears, beckoned by hopes. Small wonder that what he craves most is self-forgetting.

  Eric Hoffer

  Fear, Men, Self

  Eric Hoffer (1955). “The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms”

• We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends.

  Eric Hoffer

  Fear, Mean, Way

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