Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quote

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other

Pleasure must succeed to pleasure, else past pleasure turns to pain

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all

A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable

Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!