Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quotes

If there be a faith that can move mountains it is faith in one's own power.

As far as your self-control goes as far goes your freedom.

They understand but little who understand only what can be explained.

Do your duty until it becomes your joy.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

We must prepare and study truth under every aspect endeavoring to ignore nothing if we do not wish to fall into the abyss of the unknown when the hour shall strike.

Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants’ quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.

Only the thinking man lives his life the thoughtless man's life passes him by.

The incurable ills are the imaginary ills

To have and not to give is often worse than to steal.

Whenever two good people argue over principles they are both right.

We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack.

Conquer but never triumph.

We can be wise from goodness and good from wisdom.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Have patience with the quarrelsomeness of the stupid. It is not easy to comprehend that one does not comprehend.

In meeting again after a separation acquaintances ask after our outward life friends after our inner life.

Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.

In youth we learn in age we understand.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

Nothing is so often irretrievably missed as a daily opportunity.

Oh happy pessimists! What a joy it is to them to be able to prove again and again that there is no joy.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.

How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy.