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埃里克·霍弗
美国哲学家

埃里克·霍弗(Eric Hoffer,1902—1983)的一生十分传奇,父母早逝,靠自学成就学问。长年从事码头搬运工作,1964年成为加州伯克利大学高级研究员后,仍未离开码头,其许多观念都是在码头工作中形成,因此他也被称为“码头工人哲学家”。

The character and destiny of a group are often determined by its inferior elements.

一个群体的性格和命运,往往由其最低劣的成员决定。

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Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.

绝对的信仰像绝对的权力一样导致绝对的腐败。

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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 are students together.

一个有力的群众运动会培养其追随着的罪恶感,它不但会把人的自主“自我”形容为贫乏和无助的,还会把它说成是罪孽深重。悔罪的方法是抛弃个人的特殊性和独立性,得救的方法是把自我皋在团体的神圣一体性中。

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You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

通过观察你的敌人恐吓你的手段,你可以发现他们最害怕什么。

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The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready he is to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race, or his own holy cause.

一个人愈没有值得自夸之处,就愈容易夸耀自己的国家、宗教、种族或他参与的神圣事业。

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There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

毫无疑问,通过将以自我为中心的生活换成无私的生活,我们获得了强烈的自尊。无私的人,即便是那些最谦卑的,他们的虚荣都是无边的。

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Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.

已经拥有许多而想拥有更多的人,其失意感耍大于一无所有而只想拥有一点点的人。另外,只缺一样东西的人也会比缺很多东西的人更不满。

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