Quotes of Etty Hillesum - somelinesforyou

“ We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ Ik zou een héél boek willen schrijven over een kiezelsteen en over een paars viooltje. Ik zou met één enkele kiezelsteen heel lang kunnen leven en een gevoel kunnen hebben in Gods machtige natuur te leven. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ The externals are simply so many props; everything we need is within us. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ A large group of us were crowded into the Gestapo hall, and at that moment the circumstances of all our lives were the same. All of us occupied the same space, the men behind the desk no less than those about to be questioned. What distinguished each of us was only our inner attitude. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ 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

“ 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

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

- 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

“ A large group of us were crowded into the Gestapo hall, and at that moment the circumstances of all our lives were the same. All of us occupied the same space, the men behind the desk no less than those about to be questioned. What distinguished each of us was only our inner attitude. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ 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

“ 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

“ 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

“ 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

“ A large group of us were crowded into the Gestapo hall, and at that moment the circumstances of all our lives were the same. All of us occupied the same space, the men behind the desk no less than those about to be questioned. What distinguished each of us was only our inner attitude. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ The externals are simply so many props; everything we need is within us. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ The externals are simply so many props; everything we need is within us. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ 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

“ We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ We are always in search of the redeeming formula, the crystallizing thought. ”

- 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

“ A large group of us were crowded into the Gestapo hall, and at that moment the circumstances of all our lives were the same. All of us occupied the same space, the men behind the desk no less than those about to be questioned. What distinguished each of us was only our inner attitude. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ A large group of us were crowded into the Gestapo hall, and at that moment the circumstances of all our lives were the same. All of us occupied the same space, the men behind the desk no less than those about to be questioned. What distinguished each of us was only our inner attitude. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ One must also accept that one has 'uncreative' moments. The more honestly one can accept that, the quicker these moments will pass. ”

- Etty Hillesum

“ 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
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