Forgiveness is the answer to the child’s dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDDestiny 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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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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I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive.
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I never discuss discussions.
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Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your 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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Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
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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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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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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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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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The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
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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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Friendship needs no words – it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.
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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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