An understanding of beauty and enthusiasm for it are one and the same.
• p. 31.
• p. 31.
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Verständnis des Schönen und Begeisterung für das Schöne sind Eins.
— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Verständnis des Schönen und Begeisterung für das Schöne sind Eins." in the context of "An understanding of beauty and enthusiasm for it are one and the same.
• p. 31." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach" (Quotes, Aphorisms (1880/1893): as translated by D. Scrase and W. Mieder (Riverside, California: 1994))
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About Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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.
About Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
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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