Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach was an Austrian writer. Noted for her excellent psychological novels, she is regarded—together with Ferdinand von Saar—as one of the most important German-language writers of the latter portion of the 19th century.
She was born at the castle of Dubský (Graf von Třebomyslice) family in Zdislavice near Kroměříž in Moravia, Czech Republic, and died in Vienna, Austria.
She is credited with the famous aphorism "even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
“Скучната книга има хубава страна, че приспива и критиците.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.”
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.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“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.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Onaj koga su odneli do cilja ne sme verovati da ga je dostigao”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Who doesn't know anything, has to believe everything.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Much less evil would be done on earth if evil could not be done in the name of good.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Even a stopped clock is right twice a day”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.”
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach