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About Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach was Austrian writer. Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach née Countess Dubsky was an Austrian writer and a noblewoman. Noted for her psychological novels, she is regarded as one of the most important German-language writers of the latter portion of the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Friendship — Celebrating the bonds of loyalty, trust, and companionship

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“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
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“Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.”
— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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“Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.”
— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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“Have patience with the quarrelsomeness of the stupid. It is not easy to comprehend that one does not comprehend.”
— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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“So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.”
— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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“To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.”
— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
content materialism
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