"I think what weakens people most is fear……" — Etty Hillesum

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

— Etty Hillesum

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41 Quotes by Etty Hillesum

Etty Hillesum has 41 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my…
As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also becomes richer, because the fewer expectations we have, the more good…
I feel like a small battlefield in which the problems, or some of the problems, of our time are being…
It is the only thing we can do. Each of us must turn inward and destroy in himself all that…
I don’t want to be anything special. I only want to try to be true to that in me which…
To live fully, outwardly and inwardly, not to ignore the external reality for the sake of the inner life, or…
Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with…
Every word born of an inner necessity - writing must never be anything else.
Never give up, never escape, take everything in, and perhaps suffer, that's not too awful either, but never, never give…
Thinking gets you nowhere. It may be a fine and noble aid in academic studies, but you can't think your…
We should be willing to act as a balm for all wounds.
That I should die next week, I would still be able to sit at my desk all week and study…

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More Fear Quotes

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You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to… — Aristotle
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. — Aristotle
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the… — Aristotle
Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. — Aristotle
Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence. — Aristotle
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil… — Aristotle
Listen to what you know instead of what you fear. — Richard Bach
Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail… — Johann Arndt
To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that… — Darren Aronofsky
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. — Isaac Asimov
Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. — Bashar al-Assad

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