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
wise wisdom men
The wise man is seldom prudent.
grace outcomes inward
Grace is the outcome of inward harmony.
faith self-esteem moving
If there be a faith that can move mountains, it is faith in one's own power.
opportunity encounters
Nothing is so irretrievably missed as an opportunity we encounter every day.
opportunity crops
Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.
friendship demand honest
There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.
gratitude joy exalted
n every exalted joy, there mingles a sense of gratitude.
fate determine perceive
Not what we experience, but how we perceive what we experience, determines our fate.
women thinking long
Never expect women to be sincere, so long as they are educated to think that their first aim in life is to please.
long bears habit
One remains young as long as one can still learn, can still take on new habits, can bear contradictions.
perfect generosity should
Generosity, to be perfect, should always be accompanied by a dash of humor.
men wish poverty
The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered.
imaginary
The incurable ills are the imaginary ills.
hate believe hated
He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.