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Nothing is so irretrievably missed as an opportunity we encounter every day.
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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We ask the poet: 'What subject have you chosen?' instead of: 'What subject has chosen you?
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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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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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An aphorism is the last link in a long chain of thought.
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He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.
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Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them.
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The little bit of truth contained in many a lie is what makes them so terrible.
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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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Those whom we support hold us up in life.
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Many a truth is the result of an error.
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Indifference of every kind is reprehensible, even indifference towards one's self.
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