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
beautiful book reading
Not reading a beautiful book again because you've already read it, that is, as if you were not visiting a dear friend again because you know him already.
fighting excellence excellent
The mediocre always feel as if they're fighting for their lives when confronted by the excellent.
knowledge too-much enough
Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.
justice enemy privilege
The greatest enemy of justice is privilege.
joy pessimism pessimist
How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy.
success self-confidence triumph
Conquer but never triumph.
curiosity matter serious
When curiosity turns to serious matters, it's called research.
happiness bears
New happiness too must be learned to bear.
imitation imitator
Most imitators attempt the inimitable.
kindness names doe
Kindness which is not inexhaustible does not deserve the name.
tree young thistles
Nothing is less promising than precocity. A young thistle is more like a future tree than is a young oak.
wish unattainable fulfilled
Unattainable wishes are often "pious." This seems to indicate that only profane wishes are fulfilled.
answers remember cold
Origins are of the greatest importance. We are almost reconciled to having a cold when we remember where we caught it.
beautiful illusion bargains
However much you paid for a beautiful illusion, you got a bargain.