Sophie Magdalena Scholl: Today? It is enough to make a person lose heart sometimes. “Stand up for what you believe in even if you are standing alone.”, “One must have a tough mind, and a soft heart.”, “I will cling to the rope God has thrown me in Jesus Christ, even when my numb hands can no longer feel it.”, “How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause. You think I wasn't raised right, because I felt pity for them? They bear the cost of the trial. From what? I thought everbody has 99 days. But isn’t that an idea of only minor importance? You can’t help rejoicing and laughing, however moved or sad you feel, when you see the springtime clouds in the sky, the budding branches, moved by the wind, in the bright early sunlight. Life is always on the edge of death; narrow streets lead to the same place as wide avenues, and a little candle burns itself out just like a flaming torch does. Tags: I know that life is a doorway to eternity, and yet my heart so often gets lost in petty anxieties. Sophie Magdalena Scholl: Please, don't worry. We're on a mission of turning inspiring quotes into beautiful wallpapers. Many people think of our times as being the last before the end of the world. If you don’t make any noise, the bogeyman won’t find you. I'm proud of you both. Statement to the Volksgerichtshof [People's Court] of Judge Roland Freisler (21 February 1943). By so doing, they aided the enemy and demoralized our troops. been, thinking, story, Old, Testament, stood, day, night, outstretched, Yes, I'd like to receive Word of the Day emails from YourDictionary.com. and It is such a splendid sunny day and I have to go. I’m really looking forward to the spring again. The child is our idea. I therefore do not regret my conduct and will bear the consequences that result from my conduct. An end in terror is preferable to terror without end. Doesn’t every human being, no matter which era he lives in, always have to reckon with being accountable to God at any moment? I would so much like to have something of you that I could always keep by me, that nobody else would notice. In that piece of Schubert’s you can positively feel and smell the breeze and hear the birds and the whole of creation shouting for joy. Historical Context: Throughout her young adulthood, political activist Sophie Scholl delved deeply into Christian faith.As the Nazi Party dismantled Christianity and arrested and interned religious leaders, Sophie grew up in a Nazi run school and in the girls’ Hitler Youth. But it’s all an illusion, because they die too, those people who roll up their spirits into tiny little balls so as to be safe. Start your week with a motivational kick. I am, now as before, of the opinion that I did the best that I could do for my nation. Somebody, after all, had to make a start. I’ve just been playing the Trout Quintet on the phonograph. The path to the church led up a steep slope, but I held the child in my arms firmly and without faltering. One must have a tough mind, and a soft heart. She was arrested on 18 February 1943, convicted of treason four days later, and executed by guillotine a few hours after that. "They're going to heaven," said the nurses. Sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) was a member of the White Rose non-violent resistance movement during the Nazi regime in Germany. They just don’t dare express themselves as we did. Tags: I often wish I lived on a Robinson Crusoe island.”, “I can’t be overwhelmingly happy. I am, now as before, of the opinion that I did the best that I could do for my nation. Join 48,000+ other people and subscribe to Quotefancy Weekly Digest. As quoted in Sophie Scholl: The Real Story of the Woman who Defied Hitler (2009) by Frank McDonough Contexte: I know that life is a doorway to eternity, and yet my heart so often gets lost in petty anxieties. I believe I could find something ridiculous even in the saddest moment, if necessary. But isn’t that an idea of only minor importance? Magdalena Scholl: Don't forget, Sophie. I choose my own way to burn.”, “I pity people who can’t find laughter or at least some bit of amusement in the little doings of the day. A bomb could destroy all of us tonight. It’s a matter of joy in life. I had enough time to put the child down before plunging into the abyss. — Sophie Scholl. And whenever he let down his arms, the enemy prevailed over the children of Israel. May 9, 1921 – February 22, 1943. I choose my own way to burn. I’m never free for a moment day and night from the uncertainty in which we live these days, which excludes any carefree plans for tomorrow and casts a shadow over all the days to come. She was arrested on 18 February 1943, convicted of treason four days later, and executed by guillotine a few hours after that. Please set a username for yourself. Available for download in high resolution. Hans Scholl: You may hang us today, but you'll be hanged tomorrow. They lose their rights as citizens for all time. The other children asked where they were going. By continuing, you agree to our Doesn’t every human being, no matter which era he lives in, always have to reckon with being accountable to God at any moment? It’s a matter of joy in life.”, “I would so much like to have something of you that I could always keep by me, that nobody else would notice.”, “Many people think of our times as being the last before the end of the world. These were the last words of Sophie Scholl, a 21 year old college student at the University of Munich and member of the non-violent White Rose group, who were dedicated to passive resistance against the Nazi government.She was executed for passing out leaflets about the resistance. Theory is a lovely furrow with nothing but poppy plants; practice is a furrow with a few poppy plants hidden among lots of weeds. "They're going to heaven," said the nurses. In spite of all obstacles it will prevail.”, “Theory is a lovely furrow with nothing but poppy plants; practice is a furrow with a few poppy plants hidden among lots of weeds.”. It was a sunny day, I was carrying a child in a white dress to be christened. I therefore do not regret my conduct and will bear the consequences that result from my conduct.”, “It is such a splendid sunny day and I have to go.”, “An end in terror is preferable to terror without end.”, “Somebody, after all, had to make a start. I therefore do not regret my conduct and will bear the consequences that result from my conduct. How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause.