The understanding of some men is clear, that of others brilliant. The former illumines its surroundings; the latter obscures them.
Marie von Ebner-EschenbachTo be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach"People's minds are trained largely at the expense of their hearts." This is not so; it is only that there are more educable minds than there are educable hearts.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach