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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.

Dag Hammarskjold

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Avoid Contrary Course Desire Destiny History Human Implies Meaning Reason Something World

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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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Body Comment Death Degree Emotional Evident Familiar Life Neutral Possible Self Step Towards Worthy
The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established; once an allegation has been repeated a few times.
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Allegation Assembly Establish Few Historical Last Repeat Time Week Witness
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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Height How Measure Mountain never Reach Top Until
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 HAMMARSKJOLD

Child Cloud Grant Happiness Mate Maturity One Other Play Thing
If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.
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Firmer Grow Only Quiter Simpler Warmer Way
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
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Dignity Diminish Genius Indifference Kind Only Other
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 HAMMARSKJOLD

Avoid Contrary Course Desire Destiny History Human Implies Meaning Reason Something World
The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body’s total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Body Break Contract Curve Delicate Gather Journey Meet Muscle Soul Strength Total
The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Defeat End Few Progress Pursuit Victory Year
Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
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Away Demand Feat Life Posses Run Strength
The pursuit of peace and progress, with its trials and its errors, its successes and its setbacks, can never be relaxed and never abandoned.
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Abandon Error Peace Progress Pursuit Relax Setback Success Trail
If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Die Disturb Favor Function Grant Made Party Social Tiptoe
It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Create Play Safe Security Utmost World
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.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Believe Forgive Oneself Ourselves Work
Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.
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Ability Decline Go Increase Reputation Time
Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

Day Deserve Every Justify Only Power

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