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Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.

Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.

Approximate author period: c. 1942 AD · modern

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Eric Hoffer
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Approximate author period: c. 1942 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1902 to 1983; Wikidata Q588692, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q588692 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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