The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDMaturity – 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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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.
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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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It is no longer an allegation, it is an established fact, even if no evidence has been brought out in order to support it.
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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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Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
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It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
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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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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy – from lack of character.
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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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Everything will be all right – you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking of the United Nations as a weird Picasso abstraction and see it as a drawing they made themselves.
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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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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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If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.
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