Man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities. — Eric Hoffer · Skopia

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Man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.

1982

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Hoffer, Eric. "On Nature and Human Nature." Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer. Harper & Row, 1982.

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