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I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength.
Etty Hillesum
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
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
The externals are simply so many props; everything we need is within us.
Etty Hillesum
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
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
We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies.
Etty Hillesum
That fear of missing out on things makes you miss out on everything.
Etty Hillesum
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