Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifu…

Eric Hoffer
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Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. ✨ Speech on the Occasion of the Opening of the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference by Adrienne Clarkson in Winnipeg, archive.gg.ca. May 07, 2004.
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To a man utterly without a sense of belonging, mere life is all that matters. It is the only reality in an eternity of nothingness, and he clings to it with shameless despair. ✨ Eric Hoffer (1982). B … ▶
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Far more crucial than what we know or do not know is what we do not want to know. ✨ Eric Hoffer (1996). The Passionate State of Mind
We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends.

Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. ✨ Speech on the Occasion of the Opening of the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference by Adrienne Clarkson in Winnipeg, archive.gg.ca. May 07, 2004.

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