Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them

Quote by Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

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

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

Conquer, but don't triumph.

Conquer, but don't triumph.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

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...

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

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.

Imaginary evils are incurable

Imaginary evils are incurable

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

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...