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Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.
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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To be young is delightful to be old is comfortable.
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He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.
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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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As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom.
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Nothing is less promising than precocity. A young thistle is more like a future tree than is a young oak.
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