“I have many acquaintances now, but not a single pleasant one, not one with whom it would be agreeable to live.”

Original: Wiele mam teraz znajomych, ale żadnego miłego, żadnego, z którym by mi było żyć przyjemnie. — He distinguishes between having company and finding genuine companionship. · Letter to his mother, December 1831 (Polish)

• Companionship
• Friendship
• Loneliness

“Three months spent among the most beautiful scenes of nature were a great lesson for me. I saw the harmony that unites everything and bathes it in one colour.”

Original: Trzy miesiące przepędzone pośród najpiękniejszych widoków przyrodzenia były wielką dla mnie nauką. Uważałem harmoniją, która wszystko łączy i nalewa jednym kolorem. — Nature leads him towards an artistic ideal of unity and harmony. · Letter to his mother, 20 October 1835 (Polish)

• Art
• Harmony
• Nature

“Perhaps you will take this for superstition, but I trusted the verse, and it is leading me on the distant road.”

Original: Może to, droga moja, weźmiesz za przesąd, ale wierszowi temu zawierzyłem, i on mię prowadzi w daleką drogę. — He willingly lets chance, faith and intuition become guides for an uncertain journey. · Letter to his mother, 24 August 1836 (Polish)

• Adventure
• Chance
• Faith