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Most imitators attempt the inimitable.

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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They understand but a little who understand only what can be explained.
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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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Consider well before you immerse yourself in solitude whether your own company will be good for you.
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Accident is veiled necessity.
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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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The little bit of truth contained in many a lie is what makes them so terrible.
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So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.
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We ask the poet: 'What subject have you chosen?' instead of: 'What subject has chosen you?
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When two good men contend about principles, both are always right.
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The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered.
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Indifference of every kind is reprehensible, even indifference towards one's self.
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Never strive, O artist, to create what you are not irresistibly impelled to create!
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Even virtue is an art and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs.
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Nothing is so irretrievably missed as an opportunity we encounter every day.
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Fools usually know best that which the wise despair of ever comprehending.
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Unattainable wishes are often pious. This seems to indicate that only profane wishes are fulfilled.
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You can sink so fast that you think you are flying.
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If there is a believe that is capable to move mountains it is the believe in our own strength.
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Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right.
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In youth we learn in age we understand.
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