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
debt paid dues
All that is due to us will be paid, although not perhaps by those to whom we have lent.
thinking faults needs
Many think that when they have confessed a fault there is no need of correcting it.
children past parent
With our parents we bury our past, with our children our future.
disrespect good-man world
That bad manners are so prevalent in the world is the fault of good manners.
impossible reason accepting
To accept reason is impossible if you don't already possess it.
beautiful illusion bargains
However much you paid for a beautiful illusion, you got a bargain.
children father not-good-enough
The moral code which was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for our children.
pride victory defeat
A defeat borne with pride is also a victory.
comfort demand inconsiderate
None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.
real taken enough
We are valued wither too highly or not high enough; we are never taken at our real worth.
enthusiasm doe speak
Enthusiasm does not always speak for those who arouse it, but always for those who experience it.
self vanity goal
One of the main goals of self-education is to eradicate that vanity in us without which we would never have been educated.
suits-of-armor thorns misanthropy
Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.
work labor insignificant
The insignificant labor; the great create.