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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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One remains young as long as one can still learn, can still take on new habits, can bear contradictions.
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An opinion may be controverted a prejudice, never.
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There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.
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However much you paid for a beautiful illusion, you got a bargain.
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Unattainable wishes are often pious. This seems to indicate that only profane wishes are fulfilled.
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I regret nothing, says arrogance I will regret nothing, says inexperience.
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In youth we learn in age we understand.
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n every exalted joy, there mingles a sense of gratitude.
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Fools usually know best that which the wise despair of ever comprehending.
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Generosity, to be perfect, should always be accompanied by a dash of humor.
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Nothing is so irretrievably missed as an opportunity we encounter every day.
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Origins are of the greatest importance. We are almost reconciled to having a cold when we remember where we caught it.
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The little bit of truth contained in many a lie is what makes them so terrible.
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They understand but a little who understand only what can be explained.
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Distrust your judgment the moment you can discern the shadow of a personal motive in it.
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He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.
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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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He who says patience, says courage, endurance, strength.
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To have and not to give is often worse than to steal.
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To be satisfied with little is hard, to be satisfied with a lot is impossible.
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