Eric Hoffer
  • There is no loneliness greater than the loneliness of a failure. The failure is a stranger in his own house.

  • It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression.

  • Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.

  • To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.

  • Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.