Where would the power of women be, were it not for the vanity of men? — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
When the time comes in which one could, the time has passed in which one can. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Indifference of every kind is reprehensible, even indifference towards one's self. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
We are valued wither too highly or not high enough; we are never taken at our real worth. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Generosity, to be perfect, should always be accompanied by a dash of humor. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
The world belongs to those who possess it, and is scorned by those to whom it should belong. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Blessed is trust, for it blesses both those who have it to give and those who receive it. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
In meeting again after a separation, acquaintances ask after our outward life, friends after our inner life. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Even virtue is an art; and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Even a stopped clock is right twice every day. After some years, it can boast of a long series of successes. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
No one is so eager to gain new experiences as he who doesn't know how to make use of the old ones. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Consider well before you immerse yourself in solitude whether your own company will be good for you. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
One of the main goals of self-education is to eradicate that vanity in us without which we would never have been educated. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm does not always speak for those who arouse it, but always for those who experience it. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
n every exalted joy, there mingles a sense of gratitude. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Only the thinking man lives his life, the thoughtless man's life passes him by. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
They understand but a little who understand only what can be explained. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Nothing makes us more cowardly and unconscionable than the desire to be loved by everyone. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
One has to do good in order for it to exist in the world. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
He who says patience, says courage, endurance, strength. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Even virtue is an art; and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants’ quarters and… — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
Where would the power of women be, were it not for the vanity of men? — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
“Much less evil would be done on earth if evil could not be done in the name of good. ” — Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image