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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Age: 86 †
Born: 1830
Born: January 1
Died: 1916
Died: January 1
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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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Grace is the outcome of inward harmony.
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Nobody knows enough, but many know too much.
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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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Authors from whom others steal should not complain, but rejoice. Where there is no game there are no poachers.
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Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right.
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An opinion may be controverted a prejudice, never.
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Conquer, but don't triumph.
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Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.
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Accident is veiled necessity.
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Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.
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Distrust your judgment the moment you can discern the shadow of a personal motive in it.
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I regret nothing, says arrogance I will regret nothing, says inexperience.
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They understand but a little who understand only what can be explained.
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To accept reason is impossible if you don't already possess it.
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Generosity, to be perfect, should always be accompanied by a dash of humor.
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Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.
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Passion is always suffering, even when gratified.
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It is unfortunate that superior talent and superior men are so seldom united.
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In this world, all power rests upon force.
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