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Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy.

Dag Hammarskjold

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Accept Atrophy Conquer Gain Give Good Life Live Muscle Stolen Yield

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I am the vessel. The draft is God’s. And God is the thirsty one.
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Draft God One Thirsty Vessel
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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Height How Measure Mountain never Reach Top Until
Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
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Attention Constant Major Operation Surgeon
It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
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Completly Diligently Give Individual Mass More Noble Salvation Yourself
Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them.
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Animal Ask Attend Crave God Human Prayer
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.
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Back Condemned Department Departure Leave Look Myth Paradise Shadow
Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.
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Ability Decline Go Increase Reputation Time
Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.
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Critic Nothing Praise Standard Whom
I never discuss discussions.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Discuss Discussion never
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
If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Die Disturb Favor Function Grant Made Party Social Tiptoe
The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body’s total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?
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Body Break Contract Curve Delicate Gather Journey Meet Muscle Soul Strength Total
What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my burden, but this: I have only my own burden to bear.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Anguish Bear Burden Loneliness Make Own Share
If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Firmer Grow Only Quiter Simpler Warmer Way
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.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Body Comment Death Degree Emotional Evident Familiar Life Neutral Possible Self Step Towards Worthy
Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.
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Day Deserve Every Justify Only Power

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