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.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

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...

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.

Imaginary evils are incurable

Imaginary evils are incurable