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Where everything is possible miracles become commonplaces, but the familiar ceases to be self-evident.
Eric Hoffer
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Eric Hoffer
Age: 84 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 25
Died: 1983
Died: May 21
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New York City
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Intolerance is the ''Do Not Touch'' sign on something that cannot bear touching. We do not mind having our hair ruffled, but we will not tolerate any familiarity with the toupee which covers our baldness.
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Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.
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Craving, not having, is the mother of a reckless giving of oneself.
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Nowhere at present is there such a measureless loathing of their country by educated people as in America.
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