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.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDNever measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.
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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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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.
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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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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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We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours.
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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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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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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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Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
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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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I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive.
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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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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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