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.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDNever 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.
More Dag Hammarskjold Quotes
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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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Is life so wretched? Isn’t it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up.
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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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Time always seems long to the child who is waiting – for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a grownup: long also when he surrenders his whole soul to each moment of a happy day.
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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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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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The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
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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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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 convictions.
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Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
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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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Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
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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 when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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