“There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.” FriendshipHonestFriendsDemandGreat FriendHonest Friends Book:Aphorisms Source: Aphorisms
“Never expect women to be sincere, so long as they are educated to think that their first aim in life is to please.” ThinkingFirstsLongLife IsWomenPleaseAimGenderEducatedSincereNever Expect Author:Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Grace is the outcome of inward harmony.” GraceHarmonyOutcomesInward Author:Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“n every exalted joy, there mingles a sense of gratitude.” JoyGratitudeExalted Author:Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Wit is an intermittent fountain; kindness is a perennial spring.” KindnessHumourSpringWitFountainIntermittent Author:Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Even virtue is an art; and even its devotees are divided into those who practise it and those who are merely amateurs.” ArtVirtueMoralityDividedPractiseDevotee Author:Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“He who says patience, says courage, endurance, strength.” PatienceEndurance Author:Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
“Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.” SoulPainSufferingTeacherMankindBreathsGreat Teacher Author:Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach