Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quotes

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quotes: A Curated Collection of the Best Inspirational, Motivational, and Thought-Provoking Sayings Written by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

Total Quotes 155

The Sympathy Of Most People Consists Of A Mixture Of Good-humour, Curiosity, And Self-importance.

Sympathy

Self

People

Nothing Is Less Promising Than Precocity. A Young Thistle Is More Like A Future Tree Than Is A Young Oak.

Tree

Thistles

Young

Exceptions Are Not Always The Proof Of The Old Rule; They Can Also Be The Harbinger Of A New One.

Harbinger

Proof

Exception

So Soon As A Fashion Is Universal, It Is Out Of Date.

Fashion

Style

Universal

Not Every Great Man Is A Grand Human Being.

Men

Great Men

Humans

How Happy Are The Pessimists! What Joy Is Theirs When They Have Proved There Is No Joy.

Joy

Pessimism

Pessimist

Oh Happy Pessimists! What A Joy It Is To Them To Be Able To Prove Again And Again That There Is No Joy.

Joy

Able

Pessimist

Runners Are Poor Walkers.

Personality

Poor

Runners

New Happiness Too Must Be Learned To Bear.

Happiness

Bears

The Insignificant Labor, The Great Create.

Work

Labor

Insignificant

We Are Valued Wither Too Highly Or Not High Enough; We Are Never Taken At Our Real Worth.

Real

Taken

Enough

Enthusiasm Does Not Always Speak For Those Who Arouse It, But Always For Those Who Experience It.

Doe

Enthusiasm

Speak

About Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Born: September 13, 1830

Died: March 12, 1916

Occupation: Writer