Author of quotes: Stefan Zweig. Page 2

I was ready to bash myself, I was shaking with anger and disappointment in the feeling I gave him so quickly and so lightly.

You rarely find people's gratitude, and the most grateful to not find her words.

See the work of Pirosmani, I believed Henri Rousseau.

Notoriety is spreading without check.

Family cared for me as for the patient, but their affection was hurting me; I was ashamed of their piety, their respect, and I had to constantly hold back, not to shout them in the face like I was betrayed, forgotten, almost left for the mad, frenzied passion.

... every pain cowardly, she succumbs to the mighty call of life, whose power over our flesh is stronger than spirit - all the seduction of death.

But it is not so easy to escape from what we rather vaguely called conscience...

... twenty-four hours can completely change the fate of women...

I personally better to understand people than to judge them.

... is the complete truth. Half the truth is worthless.

... especially inflamed passions, when both of a married couple, both German and Italian, with downright insulting contempt began to deny the coup de foudre as ridiculous and vulgar romantic fiction. <...> It is also difficult to explain why our argument so quickly taken on such a sarcastic back - I think he played the role of an involuntary desire of both spouses to eliminate the possibility of such frivolity and such a danger to their wives. <...> ... and when in addition, the German began an authoritative tone telling me that there are real women, and there are "prostitutes by nature", which, in its opinion, belongs to Madame Henriet, my patience has snapped, and I in turn took the offensive. I said that only fear of their own desires, before the beginning of the demonic forces us to deny the obvious fact that at some hours of his life, a woman, being at the mercy of mysterious forces, loses his free will and reason, and added that some people, apparently, like to consider themselves stronger, more decent and pure than those who are easily tempted, and that, in my opinion, much more honest goes a woman who freely and passionately given his desire, instead of with closed eyes deceive her husband in his arms, as is usual.

... for those who do not have their experiences, other people's passions are as exciting as theatre or music.

All that fills now the horror of humanity rests in each country will dozen people, and a dozen other people can put an end to it. One person, one living person, not recognizing them, can destroy this power. But as long as you bend your back and say, "Maybe I'll get lucky," while you are messing around and want to slip, rather than to strike directly at the heart, until you are the slaves and a better fate was deserved. It is impossible to hide and to preserve the dignity of man, you need to say "no", it is now your only debt; but not to let themselves be stabbed.

You men are all now infected with the ideology, politics, ethics; we women feel still continues. I know such a home, but you know what she turned in today: in the center of murder and slavery. Can you feel the part of his people, but if the people are gripped by madness, one should not go crazy with him. If they are you a number, number, weapon, cannon fodder, I still see you as a living person, and I'm not far behind them. I never dared you to dispose of, but now I feel it is my duty to protect you; still you were a reasonable, Mature person with a firm will, now, finally having lost the will, you reached out in a useless, broken car debt, like millions of other victims. They took possession of your nerves, but forgot about me; I was never so strong as now.