Ambition Quote by Edmund Burke

Folly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent.

— Aldous Huxley

Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness.

— Anonymous

“misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness. At all events, the two latter are of less frequent…

— Charles William Eliot

“Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness.”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly.

— Jane Austen

Those who have the most cunning affect all their lives to condemn cunning; that they may make use of it on some great occasion,…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Cunning is none of the best nor worst qualities; it floats between virtue and vice; there is scarce any exigence where it may not,…

— Jean de la Bruyere

To take offence is a great folly, and to give offence is a great folly - I know not which is the greater.

— Amelia Barr

Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt, Surprised by unjust force, but not inthralled; Yea, even that which mischief meant most harm Shall in…

— John Milton

Wickedness is always easier than virtue; for it takes the short cut to everything.

— Samuel Johnson

There is no vice or folly that requires so much nicety and skill to manage as vanity; nor any which by ill management makes…

— Jonathan Swift

Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt, Surprised by unjust force, but not enthralled; Yea even that which mischief meant most harm. Shall in…

— John Milton