Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDDestiny 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.
More Dag Hammarskjold Quotes
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The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established; once an allegation has been repeated a few times.
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We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours.
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Freedom from fear’ could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
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Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.
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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.
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Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.
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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy – from lack of character.
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To forgive oneself? No, that doesn’t work: we have to be forgiven. But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive.
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The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
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It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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I never discuss discussions.
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The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat.
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Maturity – among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.
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I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive.
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Your body must become familiar with its death – in all its possible forms and degrees – as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life.
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