“I would like as soon as possible to escape from Paris to some quiet Italian town, so that the town itself might speak to my imagination.”

Original: Chciałbym jak najprędzej wyrwać się z Paryża do jakiego cichego miasta Włoch, żeby samo miasto mogło przemawiać do mojej imaginacji. — He longs for surroundings that nourish the imagination rather than merely entertain. · Letter to his mother, December 1831 (Polish)

• Imagination
• Place
• Solitude

“Now I wake each morning inwardly cheerful, and remain so for the whole day, ready to bathe everyone who approaches in the light of my spirit and fill them with joy until they fall into harmony with me.”

Original: Teraz ja budzę się co rano i wraz rozweselony jestem wnętrznie i już na cały dzień taki zostaję, gotów każdego, co się przybliży, oblać jasnością ducha i rozradować go, aż się do harmonii ze mną ułoży. — A striking expression of spiritual joy as something that can be shared with others. · Letter to his mother, 16 April 1844 (Polish)

• Companionship
• Harmony
• Joy

“I approach each person as though he were a brother, wishing to fill his heart, turn his reason into wisdom, awaken him and give him an impulse towards life's great purposes.”

Original: Do każdego zbliżam się niby do brata, z chęcią, aby mu serce zapełnić, rozum zamienić w mądrość, wskrzesić go niby i dać mu pęd ku wielkim celom żywota. — His ideal of human influence is intimate, generous and directed towards spiritual growth. · Letter to his mother, 15 October 1845 (Polish)

• Compassion
• Growth
• Wisdom