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

Quote by Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

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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

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

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...

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

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.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

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.

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.

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...

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...