We don’t believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack. – Marie von Erner-Eschenbach
Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good. – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
The poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered. – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them. – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one. – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Authors from whom others steal should not complain, but rejoice. Where there is no game there are no poachers. – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
None are so eager to gain new experience as those who don’t know how to make use of the old ones. – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don’t care for. – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Not what we experience, but how we perceive what we experience, determines our fate. – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
