More Quotes by Stefan Zweig
In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.
In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour.
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.
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.
Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.
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.
Every wave, regardless of how high and forceful it crests, must eventually collapse within itself.
It would be foolhardy to count on the conscience of the world.
One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others.
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.
