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16 quotes by Stefan Zweig

Stefan Zweig (/zwaɪɡ, swaɪɡ/; German: [tsvaɪk]; November 28, 1881 – February 22, 1942) was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most popular writers in the world.
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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.

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Every wave, regardless of how high and forceful it crests, must eventually collapse within itself.

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Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.

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The free, independent spirit who commits himself to no dogma and will not decide in favor of any party has no homestead on earth.

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Fate is never too generous even to its favorites. Rarely do the gods grant a mortal more than one immortal deed.

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Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.

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In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.

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Now I am discovering the world once more. England has widened my horizon.

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Never can the innate power of a work be hidden or locked away. A work of art can be forgotten by time; it can be forbidden and rejected but the... →

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Often the presence of mind and energy of a person remote from the spotlight decide the course of history for centuries to come.

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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... →

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One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others.

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The idea of Jewish unity, of a plan, an organization, unfortunately exists only in the brains of Hitler and Streicher.

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