Sophie Scholl Quotes

Stand up for what you believe in even if you are standing alone.

One must have a tough mind, and a soft heart.

God, you are my refuge into eternity

Who would have thought it possible that a tiny flower could preoccupy a person so completely that there simply wasn’t room for any other thought.

I shall cling to the rope God has thrown me in Jesus Christ, even if my numb hands can no longer feel it.

An end in terror is preferable to terror without end.

Laws change. Conscience doesn’t.

The sun still shines.

And I could weep at how mean people are and how they betray their fellow creatures, perhaps for the sake of personal advantage. It is enough to make a person lose heart sometimes. I often wish I lived on a Robinson Crusoe island.

I know that life is a doorway to eternity, and yet my heart so often gets lost in petty anxieties. It forgets the great way home that lies before it.

It’s the reductionist approach to life: if you keep it small, you’ll keep it under control. If you don’t make any noise, the bogeyman won’t find you. 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. Safe?! From what? 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. I choose my own way to burn.

It was a sunny day, I was carrying a child in a white dress to be christened. The path to the church led up a steep slope, but I held the child in my arms firmly and without faltering. Then suddenly my footing gave way … I had enough time to put the child down before plunging into the abyss. The child is our idea. In spite of all obstacles it will prevail.