Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbachwas an Austrian writer. Noted for her excellent psychological novels, she is regarded—together with Ferdinand von Saar—as one of the most important German-language writers of the latter portion of the 19th century...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth13 September 1830
CountryAustria
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach quotes about
believe enemy despair
Believe flatterers and you're lost; believe your enemies and you despair.
childhood remember poor
Those who cannot remember clearly their own childhood are poor educators.
doubt belief believer
The believer who has never doubted will hardly convert a doubter.
creativity passion artist
Never strive, O artist, to create what you are not irresistibly impelled to create!
arguing do-not-fear
Do not fear the ones who argue, but rather those who are evasive.
answers remember cold
Origins are of the greatest importance. We are almost reconciled to having a cold when we remember where we caught it.
youth young comfortable
To be young is delightful; to be old is comfortable.
tree young thistles
Nothing is less promising than precocity. A young thistle is more like a future tree than is a young oak.
heart thinking nerves
Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.
stupid intelligent men
An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.
age
Age either transfigures or petrifies.
book may good-book
A book cannot easily be too bad for the general public, but may easily be too good.
littles impossible satisfied
To be satisfied with little is hard, to be satisfied with a lot is impossible.
wise wisdom understanding
Fools usually know best that which the wise despair of ever comprehending.