We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand. A doctrine that is understood is shorn of its strength.
~ Eric Hoffer

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

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If anybody asks me what I have accomplished, I will say all I have accomplished is that I have written a few good sentences.
~ Eric Hoffer

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It is startling to realize how much unbelief is necessary to make belief possible. What we know as blind faith is sustained by innumerable unbeliefs.
~ Eric Hoffer

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Every extreme attitude is a flight from the self.
~ Eric Hoffer

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Failure in the management of practical affairs seems to be a qualification for success in the management of public affairs.
~ Eric Hoffer

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There is not an idea that cannot be expressed in 200 words. But the writer must know precisely what he wants to say.
~ Eric Hoffer

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The capacity to resist coercion stems partly from the individual’s identification with a group.
~ Eric Hoffer

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Wordiness is a sickness of American writing. Too many words dilute and blur ideas.
~ Eric Hoffer

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They who clamor loudest for freedom are often the ones least likely to be happy in a free society.
~ Eric Hoffer

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