Confusion Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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

And I have again observed, my dear friend, in this trifling affair, that misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even…

— Anonymous

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

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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

— Aldous Huxley

No weakness of the human mind has more frequently incurred animadversion, than the negligence with which men overlook their own faults, however flagrant, and…

— Samuel Johnson

Misunderstanding is my cornerstone. It's everyone's, come to think of it. Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet.

— Barbara Kingsolver

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

— Anonymous

Error is none the better for being common, nor truth the worse for having lain neglected.

— John Locke

When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a…

— Gautama Buddha

Some of mankind's most terrible misdeeds have been committed under the spell of certain magic words or phrases.

— James Bryant Conant

There is no greater mistake in the world than the looking upon every sort of nonsense as want of sense.

— Leigh Hunt