Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDI am the vessel. The draft is God’s. And God is the thirsty one.
More Dag Hammarskjold Quotes
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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.
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Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.
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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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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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It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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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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In the last analysis, it is our conception of death which decides our answers to all the questions that life puts to us.
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I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive.
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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy – from lack of character.
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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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Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.
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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 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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Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
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