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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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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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I regret nothing, says arrogance I will regret nothing, says inexperience.
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Not every great man is a grand human being.
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Since the well-known victory over the hare by the tortoise, the descendants of the tortoise think themselves miracles of speed.
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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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He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.
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In this world, all power rests upon force.
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Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.
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Those who cannot remember clearly their own childhood are poor educators.
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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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Consider well before you immerse yourself in solitude whether your own company will be good for you.
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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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An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.
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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 little bit of truth contained in many a lie is what makes them so terrible.
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You can sink so fast that you think you are flying.
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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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Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right.
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The insignificant labor, the great create.
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