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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Age: 86 †
Born: 1830
Born: January 1
Died: 1916
Died: January 1
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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 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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As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom.
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Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good.
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Conquer but never triumph.
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There are women who love their husbands as blindly, as enthusiastically, and as enigmatically as nuns their cloister.
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When the time comes in which one could, the time has passed in which one can.
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The little bit of truth contained in many a lie is what makes them so terrible.
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He who says patience, says courage, endurance, strength.
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When two good men contend about principles, both are always right.
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Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.
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The believer who has never doubted will hardly convert a doubter.
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Passion is always suffering, even when gratified.
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The insignificant labor, the great create.
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