It is a proof of our natural bias to evil, that gain is slower and harder than loss in all things good; but in all things bad getting is quicker and easier than getting rid of. (Augustus Hare)

It is a proof of our natural bias to evil, that gain is slower and harder than loss in all things good; but in all things bad getting is quicker and easier than getting rid of.

Augustus Hare

Related topics

bad bias easy evil gain getting good harder loss natural proof rid things

Related quotes

I believe, like you, that civilization is a natural and inevitable consequence, whether good or evil I am not prepared to state. View quote
Robert E. Howard
There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could be done with good men who were deluded. View quote
Arthur C. Clarke
If I were to say, "God, why me?" about the bad things, then I should have said, "God, why me?" about the good things that happened in my life. View quote
Arthur Ashe
If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better. View quote
Swami Vivekananda
For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad. View quote
Thomas Carlyle