Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Quote by Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

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The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the...

The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the...

Authors from whom others steal should not complain, but rejoice. Where there is no game...

Authors from whom others steal should not complain, but rejoice. Where there is no game...

What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.

What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.

Conquer, but don't triumph.

Conquer, but don't triumph.

To be content with little is hard; to be content with much, impossible.

To be content with little is hard; to be content with much, impossible.

If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty.

If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty.

Imaginary evils are incurable

Imaginary evils are incurable

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't...

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't...

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right

Not what we experience, but how we perceive what we experience, determines our fate.

Not what we experience, but how we perceive what we experience, determines our fate.

He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.

He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty.

If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't...

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't...

Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them.

Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them.

Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of...

Right from the moment of our birth, we are under the care and kindness of...

Parents should conduct their arguments in quiet, respectful tones, but in a foreign language. You'd...

Parents should conduct their arguments in quiet, respectful tones, but in a foreign language. You'd...