Etty Hillesum Quotes

"Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion."
- Etty Hillesum
(Related: Life, Greed, Indigestion, Information)

"I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength."
- Etty Hillesum
(Related: People, Fear, Strength)

"Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths."
- Etty Hillesum
(Related: Day, Deep, Rest)

"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
(Related: Peace, Will, World)