What did Etty Hillesum mean by: The more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world. Etty Hillesum Woman of letters · Netherlands Copy
+ That fear of missing out on things makes you miss out on everything. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Etty Hillesum, Awareness, Fear, Regret, 0 Etty Hillesum Woman of letters · Netherlands
+ I think what weakens people most is fear of wasting their strength. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Etty Hillesum, Fear, Strength, 0 Etty Hillesum Woman of letters · Netherlands
+ Every word born of an inner necessity – writing must never be anything else. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Etty Hillesum, Authenticity, Creativity, Purpose, 0 Etty Hillesum Woman of letters · Netherlands
+ We should be willing to act as a balm for all wounds. Author, October 1, 2023January 2, 2025, Etty Hillesum, Compassion, Empathy, Healing, 0 Etty Hillesum Woman of letters · Netherlands
+ Each of us must turn inward and destroy in himself all that he thinks he ought to destroy in others. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Etty Hillesum, Empathy, Introspection, Self-reflection, 0 Etty Hillesum Woman of letters · Netherlands
+ The externals are simply so many props; everything we need is within us. Author, December 14, 2023December 28, 2024, Etty Hillesum, Independence, Internal, Self-reliance, 0 Etty Hillesum Woman of letters · Netherlands
+ Despite everything, life is full of beauty and meaning. Author, July 2, 2023January 2, 2025, Etty Hillesum, Beauty, Meaning, Resilience, 0 Etty Hillesum Woman of letters · Netherlands
Equilibrium is the profoundest tendency of all human activity. Read explanation Jean Piaget Psychologist · Switzerland
The root of all desires is the one desire: to come home, to be at peace. Jean Klein Philosopher · France
I will work to bring peace to everyone – whatever economic level – as long as you are Haitian. Jean-Bertrand Aristide Politician · Haiti
There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable? Read explanation Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
