Eric Hoffer (1898–1983) American philosopher
Section 83
The Passionate State Of Mind, and Other Aphorisms (1955)
“When we have not the strength or the courage to grasp a new truth, we persuade ourselves that it is not a truth at all.”
Source: Aphorisms and Reflections (1901), p. 72
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