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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Age: 86 †
Born: 1830
Born: January 1
Died: 1916
Died: January 1
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The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered.
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Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right.
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Unattainable wishes are often pious. This seems to indicate that only profane wishes are fulfilled.
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Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them.
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An aphorism is the last link in a long chain of thought.
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To have and not to give is often worse than to steal.
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People more easily tolerate opposition than a contradiction
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We can be wise from goodness and good from wisdom.
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Consider well before you immerse yourself in solitude whether your own company will be good for you.
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If there be a faith that can move mountains, it is faith in one's own power.
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How wise must one be to be always kind.
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He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.
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The insignificant labor, the great create.
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The moral code which was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for our children.
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If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty.
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Enthusiasm does not always speak for those who arouse it, but always for those who experience it.
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The understanding of some men is clear, that of others brilliant. The former illumines its surroundings the latter obscures them.
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Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.
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People's minds are trained largely at the expense of their hearts. This is not so it is only that there are more educable minds than there are educable hearts.
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