Etty Hillesum: Frasi in inglese (pagina 2)

“I don’t want to be anything special. I only want to try to be true to that in me which seeks to fulfill its promise.”

“I know and share the many sorrows a human being can experience, but I do not cling to them; they pass through me, like life itself, as a broad eternal stream…and life continues…”

“Become simple and live simply, not only within yourself but also in your everyday dealings. Don’t make ripples all around you, don’t try to be interesting, keep your distance, be honest, fight the desire to be thought fascinating by the outside world.”

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

“Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion.”

“The absence of hatred in no way implies the absence of moral indig­nation.”

“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.”