He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set; on the contrary, he who imitates what is good always falls short. (Francesco Guicciardini)

He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set; on the contrary, he who imitates what is good always falls short.

Francesco Guicciardini

Related topics

beyond evil example good set short falls

Related quotes

When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail. View quote
Pearl S. Buck
No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. View quote
Mary Wollstonecraft
What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil. View quote
Norman Mailer
The sad truth of the matter is that most evil is done by people who never made up their minds to be or do either evil or good. View quote
Hannah Arendt
Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell. View quote
George Orwell