Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDThe more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.
More Dag Hammarskjold Quotes
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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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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.
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The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.
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Freedom from fear’ could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy – from lack of character.
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I never discuss discussions.
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I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive.
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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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Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict.
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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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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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The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat.
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If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.
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I am the vessel. The draft is God’s. And God is the thirsty one.
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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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