Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

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

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

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.