188 Quotes by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Our greatest indulgence towards a man springs from our despair of him.

Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good.

The manuscript in the drawer either rots or ripens.

Authors from whom others steal should not complain, but rejoice. Where there is no game there are no poachers.

What you wish to do you are apt to think you ought to do.

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.

Many priceless things can be bought.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Not reading a beautiful book again because you've already read it, that is, as if you were not visiting a dear friend again because you know him already.