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.

I would be so exhausted by my determination that I had no strength left to do the actual work.

If one finds the strength to deal with small things, one finds it to deal with the large ones as well.

Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion.

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.

That fear of missing out on things makes you miss out on everything.

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest taken between two deep breaths.

I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength.

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.