The Passionate State of Mind and Other Aphorisms
by Eric Hoffer
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Eric Hoffer--one of America's most important thinkers and the author of The True Believer--lived for years as a Depression Era migratory worker. Self-taught, his appetite for knowledge--history, science, mankind--formed the basis of his insight to human nature. The Passionate State of Mind is a collection of timeless aphorisms taken from his brilliant writings. (Restored to print by noted author Christopher Klim.)Tags
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Hoffer showcases on this gem that poignant dissatisfaction, whatever be its cause, is at bottom a dissatisfaction with ourselves. It is surprising how much hardship and humiliation a man will endure without bitterness when he has not the least doubt about his worth or when he is so integrated with others that he is not aware of a separate self.
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- Canonical title
- The Passionate State of Mind and Other Aphorisms
- Original publication date
- 1955
- Dedication
- To Elizabeth Lawrence
- First words
- There is in most passions a shrinking away from ourselves.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
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- English
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- ISBNs
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- ASINs
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