More Quotes by Stefan Zweig
One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others.
There is nothing more vindictive, nothing more underhanded, than a little world that would like to be a big one.
Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.
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.
Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.
All I know is that I shall be alone again. There is nothing more terrible than to be alone among human beings.
In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.
Memory is so corrupt that you remember only what you want to; if you want to forget about something, slowly but surely you do.
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.
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.
