I never discuss discussions.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDFreedom from fear’ could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
More Dag Hammarskjold Quotes
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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy – from lack of character.
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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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Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
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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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Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
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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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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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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.
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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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The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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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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It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.
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