Erich Fried Professions : Poet Born : May 6, 1921 Died : November 22, 1988 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Erich Fried For the world you are someone, but for someone you are the world. Erich Fried world Do not doubt him who tells you he is afraid, but be afraid of him who tells you he has no doubts. Erich Fried no-doubt doubt Life would have been easier for me if I just hadn't met you. But then it hadn't been my life. Erich Fried mets easier has-beens Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors