Quotes by Eric Hoffer

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.

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

Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man’s spirit than when we win his heart.

Man was nature’s mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased paying for her mistake.

Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature.

The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.

It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor.

In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.

We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about.