It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLDFreedom from fear’ could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
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Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.
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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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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy – from lack of character.
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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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If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.
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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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Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.
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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 own experience or convictions.
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What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my burden, but this: I have only my own burden to bear.
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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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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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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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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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