It is loneliness that makes the loudest noise. This is true of men as of dogs.
Interpretation
Loneliness often manifests itself in strong emotional expressions, affecting both humans and animals.
This quote by Eric Hoffer suggests that loneliness can be a powerful force, often resulting in significant emotional outbursts or signals. Just as dogs can express their loneliness through loud barking, humans too may display their feelings of isolation through their behaviors and actions, highlighting the deep impact of solitude on both species.
In practice
A speaker at a mental health seminar discussing the impact of loneliness on emotional well-being.
Language was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness came of age when man asked the first question. Social stagnation results not from a lack of answers but from the absence of the impulse to ask questions.
Faith in humanity, in posterity, in the destiny of one's religion, nation, race, party or family-what is it but the visualization of that eternal something to which we attach the self that is about to be annihilated?
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
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.
Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about.
Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminating adolescence, by giving its young, from the age of ten, the skills, responsibilities, and rewards of grownups, and opportunities for action in all spheres of life. Adolescence should be a time of useful action, while book learning and scholarship should be a preoccupation of adults.
What you donβt know, you canβt tell. Or made to tell.
Being true to yourself really means being true to all the complexities of the human spirit.
I used to have a real problem with self-pity. Every time the devil would throw a pity party, I would attend.
I want to be an honest man and a good writer.
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.
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