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
kindness spring fountain
Wit is an intermittent fountain; kindness is a perennial spring.
age aging old-age
Old age transfigures or fossilizes.
blessed giving bless
Blessed is trust, for it blesses both those who have it to give and those who receive it.
enemy slave
Happy slaves are the bitterest enemies of freedom
balance littles impossible
To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.
way genius talent
Genius points the way, talent takes it.
action proof ability
There is only one proof of ability - action.
women conceited vanity
We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.
long suffering youth
You stay young as long as you can learn, acquire new habits, and suffer contradictions.
ethics mistrust trusted
He who has trusted where he ought not will surely mistrust where he ought not.
men two good-man
When two good men contend about principles, both are always right.
firsts immortality achieve
Be the first to say something obvious and achieve immortality.
people looks faults
Nowadays people are born to find fault. When they look at Achilles, they see only his heel.
stupid doe easy
Have patience with the quarrelsomeness of the stupid. It is not easy to comprehend that one does not comprehend.