Nothing is so irretrievably missed as an opportunity we encounter every day.
Marie von Ebner-EschenbachWe are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.
Marie von Ebner-EschenbachThe poor man wishes to conceal his poverty, and the rich man his wealth: the former fears lest he be despised, the latter lest he be plundered.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach