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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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There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.
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One can acquire some virtues by feigning them for a long time.
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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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An aphorism is the last link in a long chain of thought.
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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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Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.
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How wise must one be to be always kind.
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If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Origins are of the greatest importance. We are almost reconciled to having a cold when we remember where we caught it.
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When two good men contend about principles, both are always right.
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It is unfortunate that superior talent and superior men are so seldom united.
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To accept reason is impossible if you don't already possess it.
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How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy.
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In this world, all power rests upon force.
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Believe flatterers and you're lost believe your enemies and you despair.
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We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack.
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Old age transfigures or fossilizes.
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The moral code which was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for our children.
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The manuscript in the drawer either rots or ripens.
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They understand but a little who understand only what can be explained.
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