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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

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.

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

One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never does.

Eric Hoffer
Wisdom, Differences, Adults

Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible.

Eric Hoffer
Life, Wise, Wisdom
Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind”

We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.

Eric Hoffer
Wisdom, Lying, Lied
Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind”

Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others it is a holy cause. There are of course times when hard cash will buy souls, and the remarkable thing is that such times are marked by civility, tolerance, and the smooth working of everyday life.

Eric Hoffer
Wise, Wisdom, Pride
Eric Hoffer (1979). “Before the Sabbath”, Harpercollins

The wisdom of others remains dull till it is writ over with our own blood. We are essentially apart from the world; it bursts into our consciousness only when it sinks its teeth and nails into us.

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

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