Patience is a byproduct of growth - we can bide our time when it is the time of our growth. There is no patience in acquisition or in the pursuit of … - Eric Hoffer

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Patience is a byproduct of growth - we can bide our time when it is the time of our growth. There is no patience in
acquisition or in the pursuit of power and fame. Nothing is so impatient as the pursuit of a substitute for growth.

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About Eric Hoffer

Eric Hoffer (25 July 1902 – 21 May 1983) was an American writer on social and political philosophy. His first book, The True Believer: Thoughts On The Nature Of Mass Movements (1951) is widely recognized as a classic on mass-movements and the psychological roots of fanaticism. Despite rising to fame with the success and popularity of his writings, he continued to work as a longshoreman until retiring at age 65.

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