It is not those who argue who are to be feared but those wh… - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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It is not those who argue who are to be feared but those who evade argument.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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About Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Marie Freifrau von Ebner-Eschenbach (Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach) (September 13, 1830 – March 12, 1916) was an Mähren (Moravian) writer. With her 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.

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Pen Names: M. Haller • M. von Eschenbach • M. v. Eschenbach

Native Name: Marie Ebner von Eschenbach

Alternative Names: Marie von Ebner- Eschenbach • Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach • Marie von Dubsky • Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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William Hazlitt Oscar Wilde George Bernard Shaw François de La Rochefoucauld Friedrich Nietzsche

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What do people like to call stupid the most? Something sensible that they can’t understand.

There are a host of bad habits and inconsiderate acts which mean nothing in themselves but which are terrible as indicators of the true composition of a soul.

Wishes which cannot be fulfilled are said to be “pious.” It is assumed, apparently, that only profane wishes are fulfilled.

It is not those who argue who are to be feared but those who evade argument. - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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