The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in t

The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.

Author: Eric Hoffer

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It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor.

We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true, they ruin our dreams.

Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion, even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.

Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor.

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past, so that we can live our dreams.

Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries.

Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God.