Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up.

Quote by Dag Hammarskjold

Topics: Life Quotes

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.

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

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

Your body must become familiar with its death - in all its possible forms and...

Your body must become familiar with its death - in all its possible forms and...

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...

Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking...

Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one.

I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one.

The myths have always condemned those who looked back. Condemned them, whatever the paradise may...

The myths have always condemned those who looked back. Condemned them, whatever the paradise may...

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.

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...

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...

Friendship needs no words...

Friendship needs no words...

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...

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...

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...

Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is...

Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is...

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

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