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
men virtue boast
Beware of the virtue which a man boasts is his.
men understanding brilliant
The understanding of some men is clear, that of others brilliant. The former illumines its surroundings; the latter obscures them.
men talent united
It is unfortunate that superior talent and superior men are so seldom united.
may prejudice opinion
An opinion may be controverted; a prejudice, never.
love husband nun
There are women who love their husbands as blindly, as enthusiastically, and as enigmatically as nuns their cloister.
success triumph conquer
Conquer, but don't triumph.
dream fulfilled deprived
Do not consider yourself deprived because your dreams were not fulfilled; the truly deprived have never dreamed.
solitude be-good company
Consider well before you immerse yourself in solitude whether your own company will be good for you.
desire cowardly
Nothing makes us more cowardly and unconscionable than the desire to be loved by everyone.
clever people contradiction
People more easily tolerate opposition than a contradiction
fashion style universal
So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.
harbinger proof exception
Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.
children parenting inspire
Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them.
believe knowledge knows
Those who know nothing must believe everything.