Franz Werfel: Citations en anglais

Franz Werfel était écrivain autrichien. Citations en anglais.
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“For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not believe, no explanation is possible.”

As quoted in Philippine Studies (1953) by Ateneo de Manila, p. 269; also in Everest : The Mountaineering History (2000) by Walt Unsworth, p. 100; but this has also been attributed to Ignatius of Loyola in Think of an Elephant : Combining Science and Spirituality for a Better Life (2007) by Paul Bailey http://books.google.com/books?id=1WWeHgqLoBkC&pg=PT299&dq=%22For+those+who+believe,+no+words+are+necessary%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LiGzUor6FdapsASYsYGgBA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22For%20those%20who%20believe%2C%20no%20words%20are%20necessary%22&f=false
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“Between too early and too late, there is never more than a moment.”

Franz Werfel livre Jacobowsky und der Oberst

Zwischen zu früh und zu spät, liegt immer nur ein Augenblick.
Jacobowsky und der Oberst : Komödie einer Tragödie in drei Akten (1945), p. 52

“The safest wealth is the poverty of needs.”

Der sicherste Reichtum ist die Armut an Bedürfnissen.
Zwischen oben und unten (1946), p. 315

“Magnify the divine mystery and the holiness of mankind.”

Preface to Das Lied Von Bernadette [The Song of Bernadette] (1941)

“Happiness is … the grace of being permitted to unfold … all the spiritual powers planted within us.”

As quoted in Journey to New Beginnings : Finding Peace Within (2006) by Debbie Ziemann, p. 167