Imaginary evils are incurable.

Quote by Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

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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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in...

Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in...

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the...

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the...

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

Those who understand only what can be explained understand very little.

Those who understand only what can be explained understand very little.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

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...

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

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

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation,...

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation,...

An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly...

An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly...

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money