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Not every great man is a grand human being.
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 should always forgive. We should forgive the repentant for their sake, the unrepentant for our sake.
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An opinion may be controverted a prejudice, never.
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Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.
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Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good.
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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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Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.
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Passion is always suffering, even when gratified.
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Most imitators attempt the inimitable.
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Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.
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Nothing is so irretrievably missed as an opportunity we encounter every day.
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Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.
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If there be a faith that can move mountains, it is faith in one's own power.
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Conquer but never triumph.
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People's minds are trained largely at the expense of their hearts. This is not so it is only that there are more educable minds than there are educable hearts.
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