All Dag Hammarskjold Quotes
Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.
Dag Hammarskjold

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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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Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
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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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"Freedom from fear" could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
Dag Hammarskjold

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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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It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
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Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
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Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.
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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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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

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Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
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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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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.
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