“ We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“ How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy. 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
“ We must prepare and study truth under every aspect endeavoring to ignore nothing if we do not wish to fall into the abyss of the unknown when the hour shall strike. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“ Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“ If there be a faith that can move mountains it is faith in one's own power. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“ Only the thinking man lives his life the thoughtless man's life passes him by. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
