Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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Biography : Austrian writer.
Born: 1830 - Died: 1916
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach - Quotes

To have and not to give is in some cases worse than stealing.
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to give

In all intense joy there is a feeling of gratitude.
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Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good.
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An aphorism is the last link in a long chain of thought.
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thought

In youth we learn; in age we understand.
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In youth we learn; in age we understand.

The ability of calm reflection is the beginning of all wisdom, the source of all goodness !
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How wise must one be to be always kind.
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Only the thinking man lives his life, the thoughtless man's life passes him by.
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Those who cannot remember clearly their own childhood are poor educators.
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Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.
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A judgment can be refuted, but never a prejudice.
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Be victorious, but do not triumph.
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They understand but little who understand only what can be explained.
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to understand

While love may overcome death, it happens that a small, mean habit can overcome love.
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The spirit of a language reveals itself most clearly in its untranslatable words.
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The right of the strongest is the strongest wrong.
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Mastery of the moment is mastery over life.
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life

Mastery of the moment is mastery over life.

The simplest and most familiar truth seems new and wonderful the instant we ourselves experience it for the first time.
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Trust is courage, loyalty is strength.
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Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.
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enemy

There is only one proof of ability: doing it.
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Who doesn't know anything, has to believe everything.
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To accept reason is impossible if you don’t already possess it.
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reason

As an artist, you should not wish to create what you don’t feel you have to create.
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artist

People who read only the classics are sure to remain up-to-date.
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One has to do good in order for it to exist in the world.
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Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.
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Between being able to and actually doing something lies an ocean and on its bottom rests all too often the wreck of willpower.
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will

In misfortune we usually regain the peace that we were robbed of through fear of that very misfortune.
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fear

Be the first to say something obvious and achieve immortality.
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