“Life there is so strange and light that Europe now seems dark to me.”

Original: Tak tam dziwne i lekkie jest życie, że mi teraz Europa ciemną się wydaje. — Distance has altered his perception of home and made another way of living seem luminous. · Letter to his mother, 24 November 1837 (Polish)

• Home
• Perception
• Travel

“Do you think that this will not exist for ever and ever: two prayers struck together into one prayer, two loves into one love, two forces into one force.”

Original: Czyś ty nigdy nie marzyła, droga moja, o spiorunowaniu dwóch modlitw w jedną modlitwę, dwojga miłości w jedną miłość, dwóch sił w jedną siłę? Czy ty myślisz, że tego na wieki wieków nie będzie? — He imagines human and spiritual unity as a force created by joining separate lives and purposes. · Letter to his mother, 15 October 1845 (Polish)

• Hope
• Love
• Unity

“As long as there is struggle, resistance and hope, I am unwounded.”

Original: Póki walki, póki oporu, póki nadziei, póty ja jestem nieranny. — Struggle itself becomes a source of resilience and protection against defeat. · Letter to his mother, 14 May 1844 (Polish)

• Endurance
• Hope
• Struggle