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

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

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.

What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.

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...

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.

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So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

Conquer, but don't triumph.

Conquer, but don't triumph.

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

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

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...

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.