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
comfort demand inconsiderate
None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.
pride victory defeat
A defeat borne with pride is also a victory.
dream fulfilled deprived
Do not consider yourself deprived because your dreams were not fulfilled; the truly deprived have never dreamed.
success triumph conquer
Conquer, but don't triumph.
disrespect good-man world
That bad manners are so prevalent in the world is the fault of good manners.
world should scorned
The world belongs to those who possess it, and is scorned by those to whom it should belong.
desire cowardly
Nothing makes us more cowardly and unconscionable than the desire to be loved by everyone.
teacher pain soul
Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.
time thinking vanity
Since the well-known victory over the hare by the tortoise, the descendants of the tortoise think themselves miracles of speed.
trust beautiful liars
There is something so beautiful in trust that even the most hardened liar need feel a certain respect for those who confide in him.
work labor insignificant
The insignificant labor; the great create.
enthusiasm doe speak
Enthusiasm does not always speak for those who arouse it, but always for those who experience it.
suits-of-armor thorns misanthropy
Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.
self kind indifference
Indifference of every kind is reprehensible, even indifference towards one's self.