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

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.

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

Imaginary evils are incurable.

Imaginary evils are incurable.

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

Imaginary evils are incurable

Imaginary evils are incurable

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...

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.

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.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.

What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.

What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.

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...