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

Quote by Dag Hammarskjold

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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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the...

Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the...

I never discuss discussions.

I never discuss discussions.

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...

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 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...

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...

Every deed and every relationship is surrounded by an atmosphere of silence. Friendship needs no...

Every deed and every relationship is surrounded by an atmosphere of silence. Friendship needs no...

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...

Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to...

Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to...

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.

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...

Time always seems long to the child who is waiting - for Christmas, for next...

Time always seems long to the child who is waiting - for Christmas, for next...

Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you...

Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you...

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....

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...