Wags are beggars in the realm of the intellect; they live o… - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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Wags are beggars in the realm of the intellect; they live on alms tossed to them by fortune—on flashes of wit.

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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Verwöhnte Kinder sind die unglücklichsten; sie lernen schon in jungen Jahren die Leiden der Tyrannen kennen.

Be patient with the belligerence of the simple-minded. It is not easy to understand that one doesn’t understand

Es stände besser um die Welt, wenn die Mühe, die man sich gibt, die subtilsten Moralgesetze auszuklügeln, zur Ausübung der einfachsten angewendet würde.

Wags are beggars in the realm of the intellect; they live on alms tossed to them by fortune—on flashes of wit. - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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