Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.

Quote by Dag Hammarskjold

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Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in....

Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in....

To forgive oneself? No, that doesn't work: we have to be forgiven. But we can...

To forgive oneself? No, that doesn't work: we have to be forgiven. But we can...

In the last analysis, it is our conception of death which decides our answers to...

In the last analysis, it is our conception of death which decides our answers to...

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the...

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the...

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough...

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough...

Isn't the fulfillment of our duty towards our neighbor an expression of deepest desire?

Isn't the fulfillment of our duty towards our neighbor an expression of deepest desire?

Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.

Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.

Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death...

Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death...

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by...

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by...

If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor...

If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor...

There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any...

There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any...

If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.

If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is...

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is...

I never discuss discussions.

I never discuss discussions.

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.

It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line...

The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line...

God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal...

God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal...

Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.

Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who...

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who...