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
communication two people
Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right.
self self-control your-freedom
As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom.
art temples workshops
When art find no temple open, it takes refuge in the workshop.
accidents
Accident is veiled necessity.
form calmness
Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.
support
Those whom we support hold us up in life.
awakening awake
One thought cannot awake without awakening others.
passion suffering
Passion is always suffering, even when gratified.
order world
One has to do good in order for it to exist in the world.
inspirational life-opportunity
When the time comes in which one could, the time has passed in which one can.
lying ocean wrecks
Between being able to and actually doing something lies an ocean, and on its bottom rests all too often the wreck of willpower.
personality poor runners
Runners are poor walkers.
people married enough
It's bad enough when married people bore one another, but it's much worse when only one of them bores the other.
morality moral manners
Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.