If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.

Quote by Dag Hammarskjold

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What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my...

What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my...

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 longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who...

The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who...

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...

Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes...

Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes...

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

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

We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put...

We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.

Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.

I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive.

I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive.

O you who believe! when the call is made for prayer on Friday, then hasten...

O you who believe! when the call is made for prayer on Friday, then hasten...

Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief

Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should...

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should...