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.

Quote by Dag Hammarskjold

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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...

It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it

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...

Friendship needs no words...

Friendship needs no words...

The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory...

The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory...

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...

Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.

Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.

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...

It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently...

It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently...

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?

Freedom from fear could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.

Freedom from fear could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.

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...

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

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

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.

The big, shoe-thumping fellow continues as a dark thunderhead to threaten all unrepentant non-Communists with...

The big, shoe-thumping fellow continues as a dark thunderhead to threaten all unrepentant non-Communists with...

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...

Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.

Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.

A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential...

A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential...

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...