Eric Hoffer
Born
in The Bronx, New York City, New York, The United States
July 25, 1902
Died
May 21, 1983
Genre
Influences
Michel de Montaigne
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The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
90 editions
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1951
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The Ordeal of Change
22 editions
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1963
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The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms
17 editions
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1955
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Reflections on the Human Condition
16 editions
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2006
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Truth Imagined
3 editions
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published
1983
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The Temper of Our Time
19 editions
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published
1966
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Working and Thinking on the Waterfront
15 editions
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published
1969
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First Things, Last Things
7 editions
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published
1971
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Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer
3 editions
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1982
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Before the Sabbath
5 editions
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1979
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“Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.”
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“Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.”
― The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms
― The Passionate State of Mind: And Other Aphorisms
“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”
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