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
harbinger proof exception
Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.
patience waiting
We usually learn to wait only when we have no longer anything to wait for.
kindness names doe
Kindness which is not inexhaustible does not deserve the name.
Those who understand only what can be explained understand very little.
experience none
None are so eager to gain new experience as those who don't know how to make use of the old ones.
To be content with little is hard; to be content with much, impossible.
self kind indifference
Indifference of every kind is reprehensible, even indifference towards one's self.
morning funny-motivational clock
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
new-experiences use gains
No one is so eager to gain new experiences as he who doesn't know how to make use of the old ones.
wise kindness kind
How wise must one be to be always kind.
funny-inspirational funny-motivational years
Even a stopped clock is right twice every day. After some years, it can boast of a long series of successes.
wish unattainable fulfilled
Unattainable wishes are often "pious." This seems to indicate that only profane wishes are fulfilled.
life happy-birthday wisdom
In youth we learn; in age we understand.
world should scorned
The world belongs to those who possess it, and is scorned by those to whom it should belong.