It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDI am the vessel. The draft is God’s. And God is the thirsty one.
More Dag Hammarskjold Quotes
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Friendship needs no words – it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.
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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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Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.
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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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I never discuss discussions.
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Forgiveness is the answer to the child’s dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.
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Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
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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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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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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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The pursuit of peace and progress, with its trials and its errors, its successes and its setbacks, can never be relaxed and never abandoned.
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The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
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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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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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