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

Quote by Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

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

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

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

Conquer, but don't triumph.

Conquer, but don't triumph.

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.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

Imaginary evils are incurable.

Imaginary evils are incurable.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Imaginary evils are incurable

Imaginary evils are incurable

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

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...

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

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...

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

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

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

None are so eager to gain new experience as those who don't know how to...

None are so eager to gain new experience as those who don't know how to...

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.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

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.

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...