Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quotes
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We are valued either too highly or not highly enough. We are never taken at our real worth.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Those who believe in the freedom of the will have never loved, and never hated.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Whoso appears before the public should expect no consideration and demand none.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
We are so vain that we care even for the opinion of those we don't care for.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Oh happy pessimists! What a joy it is to them to be able to prove again and again that there is no joy.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
But little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
It is a characteristic of the great that they demand far less of other people than of themselves.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
When curiosity is felt about serious things we call it thirst for knowledge.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
To understand that the sky is everywhere blue, we need not go round the world.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach