Eric Hoffer (1898–1983) American philosopher
As quoted in Dictionary of Quotable Definitions (1970) by Eugene Brussell
Light (1919), Ch. XXII - Light
Eric Hoffer (1898–1983) American philosopher
As quoted in Dictionary of Quotable Definitions (1970) by Eugene Brussell
“the only perfect people are dead people, because their the only ones who can't make mistakes!”
Eric Jerome Dickey (1961) American author
Source: Liar's Game
John Steinbeck book The Grapes of Wrath
Variant: If you're in trouble or hurt or need–go to poor people. They're the only ones that'll help–the only ones.
Source: The Grapes of Wrath
“One can't love humanity. One can only love people.”
Graham Greene book The Ministry of Fear
Source: The Ministry of Fear
“People are so lazy, they want everything to be simple, but nothing is simple. Nothing.”
Malcolm Azania book The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad
Source: The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad (2004), Chapter 31 “Saturday Morning Mission” (p. 173)
“One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
“One can forget everything, everything, only not oneself, one's own being.”
Arthur Schopenhauer book Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life
Alles, alles kann einer vergessen, nur nicht sich selbst, sein eigenes Wesen.
Parerga and Paralipomena (1851), Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life
“There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.”
Bjarne Stroustrup book The C++ Programming Language
Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ: Did you really say that?, 2007-11-15 http://www.stroustrup.com/bs_faq.html#really-say-that, <br class="br">Source: The C++ Programming Language