Quotes By Stefan Zweig
The free, independent spirit who commits himself to no dogma and will not decide in favor of any party has no homestead on earth.
Stefan Zweig
Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.
Stefan Zweig
Every wave, regardless of how high and forceful it crests, must eventually collapse within itself.
Stefan Zweig
Often the presence of mind and energy of a person remote from the spotlight decide the course of history for centuries to come.
Stefan Zweig
Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.
Stefan Zweig
In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.
Stefan Zweig
Today, for a Jew who writes in the German language, it is totally impossible to make a living. In no group do I see as much misery, disappointment, desperation and hopelessness as in Jewish writers who write in German.
Stefan Zweig
Fate is never too generous even to its favorites. Rarely do the gods grant a mortal more than one immortal deed.
Stefan Zweig
The idea of Jewish unity, of a plan, an organization, unfortunately exists only in the brains of Hitler and Streicher.
Stefan Zweig
When they are preparing for war, those who rule by force speak most copiously about peace until they have completed the mobilization process.
Stefan Zweig