Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Many think that when they have confessed a fault there is no need of correcting it.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

The little bit of truth contained in many a lie is what makes them so terrible.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

With our parents we bury our past, with our children our future.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

What you wish to do you are apt to think you ought to do.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

An aphorism is the last link in a long chain of thought.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Unattainable wishes are often "pious." This seems to indicate that only profane wishes are fulfilled.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

n every exalted joy, there mingles a sense of gratitude.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Have patience with the quarrelsomeness of the stupid. It is not easy to comprehend that one does not comprehend.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

People more easily tolerate opposition than a contradiction

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Kindness which is not inexhaustible does not deserve the name.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

“In youth we learn; in age we understand. – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach”

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Beware of the virtue which a man boasts is his.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

The sympathy of most people consists of a mixture of good-humour, curiosity, and self-importance.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

A defeat borne with pride is also a victory.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Many priceless things can be bought.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Our greatest indulgence towards a man springs from our despair of him.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

A book cannot easily be too bad for the general public, but may easily be too good.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Without imagination, there is no goodness, no wisdom.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

“There are more truths in a good book than its author meant to put in it.”

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Do not fear the ones who argue, but rather those who are evasive.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

When two good men contend about principles, both are always right.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach