Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements Quotes: The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.
         

The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.


Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
Check all other quotes by Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/The-vanity-of-the-selfless-even-those-281088>.





Check out


Other quotes of Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements



Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never without a belief in a devil.

Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never without a belief in a devil.



If free enterprise becomes a proselytizing holy cause, it will be a sign that its workability and advantages have ceased to be self-evident.

If free enterprise becomes a proselytizing holy cause, it will be a sign that its workability and advantages have ceased to be self-evident.



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 holy cause.

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 holy cause.





Other quotes you may like



In the past, even Alex's promises hadn't prevented a reoccurence. She didn't have a choice. She wished he could see that as clearly as she did.

In the past, even Alex's promises hadn't prevented a reoccurence. She didn't have a choice. She wished he could see that as clearly as she did.



There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence in all human beings irrespective of their social status.

There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence in all human beings irrespective of their social status.



Henry held up his taco- formerly Vlad's- and grinned. " Little known fact, gentlemen. Tacos are the food of genius."pg248 Henry to Vlad & Joss

Henry held up his taco- formerly Vlad's- and grinned. " Little known fact, gentlemen. Tacos are the food of genius."pg248 Henry to Vlad & Joss



The growing possibility of our destroying ourselves and the world with our own neglect and excess is tragic and very real.

The growing possibility of our destroying ourselves and the world with our own neglect and excess is tragic and very real.



If Canada, one of the richest nations in the world, can't meet Kyoto targets, why should China or India give any considerations for meeting the targets?

If Canada, one of the richest nations in the world, can't meet Kyoto targets, why should China or India give any considerations for meeting the targets?



When you hear my music and you feel the emotion, it's real. When you see me in a film and you see a tear, it's real.

When you hear my music and you feel the emotion, it's real. When you see me in a film and you see a tear, it's real.



Thus, dear friends, I have said it clearly enough, and I believe you ought to understand it and not make liberty a law.

Thus, dear friends, I have said it clearly enough, and I believe you ought to understand it and not make liberty a law.



I don't go near the money and the money doesn't go near me.

I don't go near the money and the money doesn't go near me.



And like my dad always said, the first step is always the hardest.

And like my dad always said, the first step is always the hardest.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.". Author of this quote is Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements. This quote is about anointed, selfless, vanity,.