It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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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If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.
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There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all you have staked will be lost if you look back. Life’s point of no return.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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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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Destiny 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.
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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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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 pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat.
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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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Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
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I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive.
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Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
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A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility.
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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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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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