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Nothing is less promising than precociousness; the young thistle looks much more like a future tree than the young oak.

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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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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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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Nothing is less promising than precociousness; the young thistle looks much more like a future tree than the young oak. - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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