Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach - People Quotes

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Nowadays people are born to find fault. When they look at Achilles, they see only his heel.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Silly people say stupid things, clever people do them.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Commonly understood, that is to say: understood by common people, and beyond that it not seldom also means: unpalatable to the uncommon people.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
People who chase after ever greater wealth without taking the time to enjoy it are like hungry people who are forever cooking but never sit down to eat.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
It's bad enough when married people bore one another, but it's much worse when only one of them bores the other.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
The world would be in better shape if people would take the same pains in the practice of the simplest moral laws as they exert in intellectualizing over the most subtle moral questions.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Only those few people who practice it believe in goodness.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
People who read only the classics are sure to remain up-to-date.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Whoever shows both charm and pleasure in explaining to people things that they already know soon gets a reputation as an intelligent individual.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
What do people like to call stupid the most? Something sensible that they can't understand.

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