Georg Ebers Professions : Novelist Born : March 1, 1837 Died : August 7, 1898 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Georg Ebers True love does not paralyze, but doubles the high qualities of man. Georg Ebers quality doe men Happiness is only the threshold to misery. When a friend refuses to share in joys. Georg Ebers misery share joy Youth has a right to go astray now and then Feeling themselves oppressed by the benevolence. Georg Ebers youth now-and-then feelings Christian hypocrites who pretend to hate life and love death. He may talk about the soul-what he is after is the girl Love means suffering-those who love drag a chain with them. To her it was not a belief but a certainty Trifling incident gains importance when undue emphasis is laid. Georg Ebers life-and-love girl christian People who have nothing to do always lack time. Perish all those who do not think as we do. Reason is a feeble weapon in contending with a woman. Words that sounded kindly, but with a cold, unloving heart. Georg Ebers heart people thinking Pretended to see nothing in the old woman's taunts. Very hard to imagine nothingness. Georg Ebers taunting old-woman imagine Christianity had ceased to be the creed of the poor. He spoke with pompous exaggeration. Whether man were the best or the worst of created beings. Georg Ebers poor christianity men Great happiness, and mingled therefor with bitter sorrow. It is not by enthusiasm but by tactics that we defeat a foe. Georg Ebers tactics sorrow enthusiasm Friendship is genuine when two friends can enjoy each others company without speaking a word to one another. Georg Ebers genuine-friends two-friends friendship Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors