About Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer (July 25, 1902 – May 21, 1983) was an atheist American philosopher and social critic. A conservative moderate with an atypical working-class background, Hoffer authored ten books over his career and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983. His first book, The True Believer (1951),...
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The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.
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You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.
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Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.
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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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God is not dead but alive and well and working on a much less ambitious project.