Trust and Caution – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quote

„Believe flatterers and you're lost; believe your enemies and you despair.“

Marie von Ebner-EschenbachMarie von Ebner-Eschenbach warns against blind trust in flatterers and enemies, leading to loss and despair.
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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach was an Austrian writer of the 19th century, known for her psychological novellas and aphorisms.

A quote about the danger of whom you trust.


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Trust and caution quote by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830–1916) was a prominent Austrian writer, best known for her realistic and psychologically profound novellas, plays, and aphorisms. She is considered one of the most important German-speaking female authors of the 19th century and often addressed social injustices and human weaknesses.

Quote by Nick Cohen about compulsive liars and believers and their impact on societyCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"Compulsive liars shouldn’t frighten you. They can harm no one, if no one listens to them. Compulsive believers, on the other hand: they should terrify you. Believers are the liars’ enablers. Their votes give the demagogue his power. Their trust turns the charlatan into the president. Their credulity ensures that the propaganda of half-calculating and half-mad fanatics has the power to change the world." Nick Cohen
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