One Can Acquire Some Virtues – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

„One can acquire some virtues by feigning them for a long time.“

Marie von Ebner-EschenbachMarie von Ebner-Eschenbach explains how virtues can arise through long-term feigning.
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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach was an Austrian writer of the 19th century, known for her psychological novellas and aphorisms.

A possible interpretation of habit as a path to virtue.


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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830–1916) was a prominent Austrian writer, best known for her realistic and psychologically profound novellas, plays, and aphorisms. She is considered one of the most important German-speaking female authors of the 19th century and often addressed social injustices and human weaknesses.

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