Eric Hoffer Quotes about Respect

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People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.

People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.

Eric Hoffer

Respect, Gratitude, Hands

"Thoughts of Eric Hoffer, Including: 'Absolute Faith Corrupts Absolutely'". The New York Times Magazine, p.52, April 25, 1971.

The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own.

Eric Hoffer

Respect, Self, Trying

Eric Hoffer (1963). “The Ordeal of Change”

Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.

Eric Hoffer

Respect, Humility, Pride

Eric Hoffer (1955). “The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms”

To some, freedom means the opportunity to do what they want to do; to most it means not to do what they do not want to do. It is perhaps true that those who can grow will feel free under any condition.

Eric Hoffer

Respect, Freedom, Mean

Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers