Quote by Eric Hoffer

A soul that is reluctant to share does not as a rule have much of its own. Miserliness is here a symptom of meagerness.

A soul that is reluctant to share does not as a rule have mu

Summary

This quote suggests that when someone is unwilling to share, it often indicates that they have very little to offer or give. It implies that a person's reluctance to be generous or selfless stems from a lack of abundance within themselves, whether it be material wealth, emotional support, or compassion. The quote highlights how being stingy or holding back can be a manifestation of their own scarcity, reminding us that true richness lies in one's willingness to share and give to others.

Topics

Money

By Eric Hoffer

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Most human beings have an absolute and infinite capacity for

Most human beings have an absolute and infinite capacity for taking things for granted

Let us feel love, in the sight of our foes.Let our hearts me

Let us feel love, in the sight of our foes.Let our hearts melt, of the sight of hungry ones.Let us sing the music of forgiveness,the melody of love.

Love Peace

I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship,

I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter.

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Friendship

Mystical explanations are thought to be deep the truth is th

Mystical explanations are thought to be deep the truth is that they are not even shallow.

Friedrich Nietzsche

I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to

I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.

Charles Caleb Colton

Power

It's cool for me because I'm a director, but I'm also a teac

It's cool for me because I'm a director, but I'm also a teacher. I'm a lover of cinema, and I love working with people who are hungry and have the energy to really do better work.

Cool

Since my education, I've done quite untraditional things. Th

Since my education, I've done quite untraditional things. There are very few Etonians who went to Rada. And far fewer Etonians - certainly when I was there - went to Cambridge. I don't know whether it's the same now. Most people I knew went to Oxford, because it seemed more of an easy bridge.

Education

When people hold you in high esteem, it's very delicate rela

When people hold you in high esteem, it's very delicate relationship. When they meet you they're putting all their chips up. It's make or break.

Relationship

To call war the soil of courage and virtue is like calling d

To call war the soil of courage and virtue is like calling debauchery the soil of love.

War

Love begets love, love knows no rules, this is same for all.

Love begets love, love knows no rules, this is same for all.

Love Rules

This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion

This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason. All too often in such a contest, logic loses. So, expect more meaningless, if not harmful, 'gun control' legislation. Good news - if you're a crook.

Good