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
success self-confidence triumph
Conquer but never triumph.
joy pessimism pessimist
How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy.
knowledge too-much enough
Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.
enemy privilege
Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.
men vanity
Where would the power of women be, were it not for the vanity of men?
justice enemy privilege
The greatest enemy of justice is privilege.
trust beautiful liars
There is something so beautiful in trust that even the most hardened liar need feel a certain respect for those who confide in him.
time thinking vanity
Since the well-known victory over the hare by the tortoise, the descendants of the tortoise think themselves miracles of speed.
teacher pain soul
Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.
patience endurance
He who says patience, says courage, endurance, strength.
art morality virtue
Even virtue is an art; and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs.
love pity
Pity is love in undress.
fighting excellence excellent
The mediocre always feel as if they're fighting for their lives when confronted by the excellent.
forgiving sake should
We should always forgive. We should forgive the repentant for their sake, the unrepentant for our sake.