Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.

Quote by Dag Hammarskjold

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

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

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.

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.

Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not...

Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not...

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

It is playing 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

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.

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

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

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...

Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible;...

Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible;...

Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions

Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions

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...

Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision...

Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision...

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...

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...

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.

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?

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...

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...

The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear...

The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear...