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
love cute valentines-day
We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack.
sympathy self people
The sympathy of most people consists of a mixture of good-humour, curiosity, and self-importance.
fear dodge arguing
Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
names evil community
Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good.
joy able pessimist
Oh happy pessimists! What a joy it is to them to be able to prove again and again that there is no joy.
moving intellectual rooms
Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants’ quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.
believe knows
Who doesn't know anything, has to believe everything.
ideas people twenties
If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty.
beauty science delight
What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.
evil imaginary
Imaginary evils are incurable.
separation acquaintance meetings
In meeting again after a separation, acquaintances ask after our outward life, friends after our inner life.
giving stealing
To have and not to give is often worse than to steal.
understanding littles
They understand but a little who understand only what can be explained.
curiosity matter serious
When curiosity turns to serious matters, it's called research.