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
imagination goodness
Without imagination, there is no goodness, no wisdom.
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.
debt paid dues
All that is due to us will be paid, although not perhaps by those to whom we have lent.
youth young comfortable
To be young is delightful; to be old is comfortable.
enemy slave
Happy slaves are the bitterest enemies of freedom
long suffering youth
You stay young as long as you can learn, acquire new habits, and suffer contradictions.
ethics mistrust trusted
He who has trusted where he ought not will surely mistrust where he ought not.
heart thinking nerves
Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.
generosity rich virtue
The poor never estimate as a virtue the generosity of the rich.
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.
morning funny-motivational clock
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
understanding littles
They understand but a little who understand only what can be explained.
shining deep-learning
Deep learning doesn't shine.
women conceited vanity
We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.