Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Stefan Zweig Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Austria
  • Born: Nov 28, 1881
  • Died: Feb 22, 1942

Stefan Zweig 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.

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

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. history

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 views from John Millington Synge

3 views from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

28 other wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 sayings from Dave Barry

27 sayings from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other quotes from Winston Churchill

74 other quotes from Winston Churchill