Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quotes

Austrian - Novelist | September 13, 1830 - March 12, 1916

In youth we learn; in age we understand.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

LearningAgeYouthLearnUnderstand

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

ManRichPovertyWealthWishesPoor

Not what we experience, but how we perceive what we experience, determines our fate.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

ExperienceFateOurPerceiveHow

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

ExperienceNewKnowOldGainEager

Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

EnemyPrivilegeRightGreatest

What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

BeautyInvisibleUsDelightsVisible

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

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

NewOldAlwaysRuleProofAlso

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

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

ImpossibleHardContentLittleMuch

Those who understand only what can be explained understand very little.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

UnderstandLittleOnlyWhoExplained

We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

LoveTrue LoveBelieveTrueFirst

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

OpinionCareEvenVainThose

So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

FashionOutUniversalDateSoon

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