None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.
Quotes from Aphorisms — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
1830–1916 Austria
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Nothing makes us more cowardly and unconscionable than the desire to be loved by everyone.
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Consider well before you immerse yourself in solitude whether your own company will be good for you.
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Enthusiasm does not always speak for those who arouse it, but always for those who experience it.
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The world belongs to those who possess it, and is scorned by those to whom it should belong.
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Indifference of every kind is reprehensible, even indifference towards one’s self.
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Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
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Blessed is trust, for it blesses both those who have it to give and those who receive it.
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Ein armer wohlthätiger Mensch kann sich manchmal reich fühlen, ein geiziger Krösus nie.
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Believe flatterers and you’re lost; believe your enemies—and you despair.
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However much you paid for a beautiful illusion, you got a bargain.
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Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.
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A defeat borne with pride is also a victory.
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Public opinion is the whore among opinions.
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The moral code which was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for our children.
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People who read only the classics are sure to remain up-to-date.
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Only those few people who practice it believe in goodness.
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Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.