black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The myths have always condemned those who ‘looked back.’ Condemned them, whatever the paradise may have been which they were leaving. Hence this shadow over each departure from your decision.

Dag Hammarskjold

Related Topics

Back Condemned Department Departure Leave Look Myth Paradise Shadow

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Conviction Deny never Quiet Sake Space
Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Avoid Contrary Course Desire Destiny History Human Implies Meaning Reason Something World
The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Being Destiny Inward Journey Longest Quest Source Start
Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Ability Decline Go Increase Reputation Time
The myths have always condemned those who ‘looked back.’ Condemned them, whatever the paradise may have been which they were leaving. Hence this shadow over each departure from your decision.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Back Condemned Department Departure Leave Look Myth Paradise Shadow
If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Firmer Grow Only Quiter Simpler Warmer Way
There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all you have staked will be lost if you look back. Life’s point of no return.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Back Become Everything Life Longer Look Lost Neutral Point Question Stake
Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Critic Nothing Praise Standard Whom
It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy – from lack of character.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Character Easy Enemy Even Lack Nice
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Dignity Diminish Genius Indifference Kind Only Other
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Die Enough Find Into Live Loneliness Pray Something
The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Defeat End Few Progress Pursuit Victory Year
It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Create Play Safe Security Utmost World
We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Choose Destiny Frame Our Permitted Put
Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Animal Ask Attend Crave God Human Prayer
The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Lesiyre More Nbusy Work

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes