More Quotes by Stefan Zweig
Health alone does not suffice. To be happy, to become creative, man must always be strengthened by faith in the meaning of his own existence.
Life is futile unless it be directed towards a definite goal.
A word is nothing unless it has values and an atmosphere, unless you grasp its historical significance.
Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.
It is never until one realizes that one means something to others that one feels there is any point or purpose in one's own existence.
Freedom is not possible without authority - otherwise it would turn into chaos and authority is not possible without freedom - otherwise it would turn into tyranny.
One never gets to know a person's character better than by watching his behavior during decisive moments. It is always only danger which forces the most deeply hidden strengths and abilities of a human being to come forth.
The free, independent spirit who commits himself to no dogma and will not decide in favor of any party has no homestead on earth.
Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.
He who studies without passion will never become anything more than a pedant.
