Erich Fried Quotes

Erich Fried was an Austrian-born poet, writer, and translator. He initially became known to a broader public in both Germany and Austria for his political poetry, and later for his love poems. As a writer, he mostly wrote plays and short novels. He also translated works by different English writers from English into German, most notably works by William Shakespeare.

He was born in Vienna, Austria, but fled to England after the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938. He settled in London and adopted British nationality in 1949. His first official visit back to Vienna was in 1962. Wikipedia  

✵ 6. May 1921 – 22. November 1988   •   Other names Erich Fried, Henricus Fried, إريش فريد
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Erich Fried Quotes

“Do not doubt him who tells you he is afraid, but be afraid of him who tells you he has no doubts.”

Original German text: "Zweifle nicht an dem der dir sagt er hat Angst, aber hab Angst vor dem der dir sagt, er kennt keinen Zweifel."
from "100 Gedichte ohne Vaterland", pub. 1978.

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