Quotes by 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.

Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.

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.

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

The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.

The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.