188 Quotes by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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

There is only one proof of ability: action.

Was ist Reue? Eine große Trauer darüber, dass wir sind, wie wir sind.

Es gibt Fälle, in denen vernünftig sein, feige sein heißt.

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.

Der Gescheitere gibt nach! Eine traurige Wahrheit, sie begründet die Weltherrschaft der Dummheit.

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

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

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