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Be the first to say something obvious and achieve immortality.

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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Who doesn't know anything, has to believe everything.
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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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When the time comes in which one could, the time has passed in which one can.
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An aphorism is the last link in a long chain of thought.
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We should always forgive. We should forgive the repentant for their sake, the unrepentant for our sake.
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Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.
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Old age transfigures or fossilizes.
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We can be wise from goodness and good from wisdom.
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Blessed is trust, for it blesses both those who have it to give and those who receive it.
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Indifference of every kind is reprehensible, even indifference towards one's self.
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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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Distrust your judgment the moment you can discern the shadow of a personal motive in it.
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Passion is always suffering, even when gratified.
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Grace is the outcome of inward harmony.
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One can acquire some virtues by feigning them for a long time.
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Believe flatterers and you're lost believe your enemies and you despair.
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Those who know nothing must believe everything.
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Many a truth is the result of an error.
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Do not consider yourself deprived because your dreams were not fulfilled the truly deprived have never dreamed.
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