Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDThe only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
More Dag Hammarskjold Quotes
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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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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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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy – from lack of character.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.
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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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It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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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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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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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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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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Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
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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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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 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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