Stefan Zweig

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



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



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.



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



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



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



There is no sense to a sacrifice after you come to feel that it is a sacrifice.



When they are preparing for war, those who rule by force speak most copiously about peace until they have completed the mobilization process.



It would be foolhardy to count on the conscience of the world.



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