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Etty Hillesum Quotes

Every word born of an inner necessity - writing must never be anything else Picture Quote #1

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes Picture Quote #1

That fear of missing out on things makes you miss out on everything Picture Quote #1

The externals are simply so many props; everything we need is within us Picture Quote #1

I’m afraid I did not pray hard enough last night Picture Quote #1

We should be willing to act as a balm for all wounds Picture Quote #1

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Despite everything, life is full of beauty and meaning Picture Quote #1

We are always in search of the redeeming formula, the crystallizing thought Picture Quote #1

I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength Picture Quote #1

How rash to assert that man shapes his own destiny. All he can do is determine his inner responses Picture Quote #1

And now that I don’t want to own anything any more and am free, now I suddenly own everything, now my inner riches are immeasurable Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I feel that every word spoken and every gesture made merely serve to exacerbate misunderstandings. Then what I would really like is to escape into a great silence and impose that silence on everyone else Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths Picture Quote #1

Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second Picture Quote #1

Our desire must be like a slow and stately ship, sailing across endless oceans, never in search of safe anchorage. Then suddenly, unexpectedly, it will find mooring for a moment Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I try my hand at turning out small profundities and uncertain short stories, but I always end up with just one single word: God Picture Quote #1

Life cannot be captured in a few axioms. and that is just what I keep trying to do. But it won’t work, for life is full of endless nuances and cannot be captured in just a few formulae Picture Quote #1

A desire to kneel down sometimes pulses through my body, or rather it is as if my body has been meant and made for the act of kneeling. Sometimes, in moments of deep gratitude, kneeling down becomes an overwhelming urge, head deeply bowed, hands before my face Picture Quote #1

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Suffering has always been with us; does it really matter in what form it comes? All that matters is how we bear it and how we fit it into our lives Picture Quote #1

If one burdens the future with one’s worries, it cannot grow organically. I am filled with confidence, not that I shall succeed in worldly things, but that even when things go badly for me I shall still find life good and worth living Picture Quote #1

The more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I have nerves of steel, far from it, but I can certainly stand up to things. I am not afraid to look suffering straight in the eyes Picture Quote #1

That I should die next week, I would still be able to sit at my desk all week and study with perfect equanimity, for I know now that life and death make a meaningful whole Picture Quote #1

I really see no other solution than to turn inwards and to root out all the rottenness there. I no longer believe that we can change anything in the world until we first change ourselves. And that seems to me the only lesson to be learned Picture Quote #1

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Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world Picture Quote #1

Every day I shall put my papers in order and every day I shall say farewell. And the real farewell, when it comes, will only be a small outward confirmation of what has been accomplished within me from day to day Picture Quote #1

I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one’s inner life. And that too is a deed Picture Quote #1

Become simple and live simply, not only within yourself but also in your everyday dealings. Don’t make ripples all around you, don’t try to be interesting, keep your distance, be honest, fight the desire to be thought fascinating by the outside world Picture Quote #1

I would be so exhausted by my determination that I had no strength left to do the actual work Picture Quote #1

If one finds the strength to deal with small things, one finds it to deal with the large ones as well Picture Quote #1

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Every word born of an inner necessity - writing must never be anything else (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes. (Etty Hillesum Quotes) That fear of missing out on things makes you miss out on everything (Etty Hillesum Quotes) The externals are simply so many props; everything we need is within us (Etty Hillesum Quotes) I’m afraid I did not pray hard enough last night (Etty Hillesum Quotes) We should be willing to act as a balm for all wounds (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Despite everything, life is full of beauty and meaning (Etty Hillesum Quotes) We are always in search of the redeeming formula, the crystallizing thought (Etty Hillesum Quotes) I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength (Etty Hillesum Quotes) How rash to assert that man shapes his own destiny. All he can do is determine his inner responses (Etty Hillesum Quotes) And now that I don’t want to own anything any more and am free, now I suddenly own everything, now my inner riches are immeasurable (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Sometimes I feel that every word spoken and every gesture made merely serve to exacerbate misunderstandings. Then what I would really like is to escape into a great silence and impose that silence on everyone else (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Everything is chance, or nothing is chance. If I believed the first, I would be unable to live on, but I am not yet fully convinced of the second (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Our desire must be like a slow and stately ship, sailing across endless oceans, never in search of safe anchorage. Then suddenly, unexpectedly, it will find mooring for a moment (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Sometimes I try my hand at turning out small profundities and uncertain short stories, but I always end up with just one single word: God (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Life cannot be captured in a few axioms. and that is just what I keep trying to do. But it won’t work, for life is full of endless nuances and cannot be captured in just a few formulae (Etty Hillesum Quotes) A desire to kneel down sometimes pulses through my body, or rather it is as if my body has been meant and made for the act of kneeling. Sometimes, in moments of deep gratitude, kneeling down becomes an overwhelming urge, head deeply bowed, hands before my face (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Suffering has always been with us; does it really matter in what form it comes? All that matters is how we bear it and how we fit it into our lives (Etty Hillesum Quotes) If one burdens the future with one’s worries, it cannot grow organically. I am filled with confidence, not that I shall succeed in worldly things, but that even when things go badly for me I shall still find life good and worth living (Etty Hillesum Quotes) The more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world (Etty Hillesum Quotes) I don’t think I have nerves of steel, far from it, but I can certainly stand up to things. I am not afraid to look suffering straight in the eyes (Etty Hillesum Quotes) That I should die next week, I would still be able to sit at my desk all week and study with perfect equanimity, for I know now that life and death make a meaningful whole (Etty Hillesum Quotes) I really see no other solution than to turn inwards and to root out all the rottenness there. I no longer believe that we can change anything in the world until we first change ourselves. And that seems to me the only lesson to be learned (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Every day I shall put my papers in order and every day I shall say farewell. And the real farewell, when it comes, will only be a small outward confirmation of what has been accomplished within me from day to day (Etty Hillesum Quotes) I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one’s inner life. And that too is a deed (Etty Hillesum Quotes) Become simple and live simply, not only within yourself but also in your everyday dealings. Don’t make ripples all around you, don’t try to be interesting, keep your distance, be honest, fight the desire to be thought fascinating by the outside world (Etty Hillesum Quotes) I would be so exhausted by my determination that I had no strength left to do the actual work (Etty Hillesum Quotes) If one finds the strength to deal with small things, one finds it to deal with the large ones as well (Etty Hillesum Quotes)

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