Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Novelist
1830-09-13
Quotes by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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Oh happy pessimists! What a joy it is to them to be able to prove again and again that there is no joy.
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Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants' quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.
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Oh happy pessimists! What a joy it is to them to be able to prove again and again that there is no joy.
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Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants' quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.
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What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.
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Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right.
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In youth we learn; in age we understand.
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Accident is veiled necessity.
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To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.
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We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.
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As soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.
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Generosity, to be perfect, should always be accompanied by a dash of humor.
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The incurable ills are the imaginary ills.
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