To be content with little is hard; to be content with much, impossible.

Quote by Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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.

Conquer, but don't triumph.

Conquer, but don't triumph.

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...

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.

Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is the...

Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is the...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of...

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to...

A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to...