39 ordspråk av Dag Hammarskjold
Dag Hammarskjold
Life demands from you only the strength you posses. One feat is possible -- not to have run away.
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Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy.
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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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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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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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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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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it
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Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.
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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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The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established; once an allegation has been repeated a few times, it is no longer an allegation, it is an established fact, even if no evidence has been brought out in order to support it.
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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?
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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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The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
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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 myths have always condemned those who ''looked back.'' Condemned them, whatever the paradise may have been which they were leaving. Hence this shadow over each departure from your decision.
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