Reflections on the Human Condition by Eric Hoffer (Titus, NJ:
Hopewell Publications, 2006).
“Our
greatest weariness comes from work not done.” (p. 85)
“The
hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”
(p. 84)
“We
are more prone to generalize the bad than the good. We assume the bad is more potent and
contagious.” (p. 81)
“It is cheering to see that the rats are still
around – the ship is not sinking.” (p. 33)
“The central task of education is to implant a
will and facility for learning; it should produce not learned but learning
people. The truly human society is a
learning society where grandparents, parents, and children are students
together. In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the
future. The learned usually find
themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” (p. 26)
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