188 Quotes by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Kindness which is not inexhaustible does not deserve the name.

However much you paid for a beautiful illusion, you got a bargain.

Indifference of every kind is reprehensible, even indifference towards one's self.

The moral code which was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for our children.

No one is so eager to gain new experiences as he who doesn't know how to make use of the old ones.

A defeat borne with pride is also a victory.

How wise must one be to be always kind.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Even a stopped clock is right twice every day. After some years, it can boast of a long series of successes.