"It is the only thing we can do.……" — Etty Hillesum
"It is the only thing we can do. Each of us must turn inward and destroy in himself all that he thinks he ought to destroy in others. And remember that every atom of hate that we add to this world makes it sill more inhospitable"
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41 Quotes by Etty Hillesum
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To live fully, outwardly and inwardly, not to ignore the external reality for the sake of the inner life, or…
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Every word born of an inner necessity - writing must never be anything else.
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Never give up, never escape, take everything in, and perhaps suffer, that's not too awful either, but never, never give…
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Thinking gets you nowhere. It may be a fine and noble aid in academic studies, but you can't think your…
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We should be willing to act as a balm for all wounds.
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That I should die next week, I would still be able to sit at my desk all week and study…
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Here, beside this great black surface that is my desk, I feel as though I am on a desert island.
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