Series VI · Card 20 of 21 · THE COUNTING HOUSE
When the time comes when one could, the time when one can has passed.
MARIE VON EBNER-ESCHENBACH · APHORISMS · 1880
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Source
“Aphorisms” (Aphorismen), third hundred, no. 15; Collected Writings (Gesammelte Schriften), vol. 1, Berlin: Gebrüder Paetel 1893
About the author
Austrian writer (1830–1916). One of the most important storytellers of the 19th century; her aphorisms are among the most quoted in the German language.
The question on the back
How much are you doing now, while you still can?