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. Dag Hammarskjold growhandlife Change image and share on social
Your body must become familiar with its death - in all its possible forms and degrees - as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life. Dag Hammarskjold bodydeathdegree share on social
God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason. Dag Hammarskjold ceasedailyday share on social
I believe that we should die with decency so that at least decency will survive. Dag Hammarskjold decencydiesurvive Change image and share on social
Time always seems long to the child who is waiting - for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a grownup: long also when he surrenders his whole soul to each moment of a happy day. Dag Hammarskjold childchristmasday Change image and share on social
A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility. Dag Hammarskjold assumedutyentitle Change image and share on social
The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have. Dag Hammarskjold busyleisure Change image and share on social
Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated. Dag Hammarskjold commanddutyhumiliate Change image and share on social
Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions. Dag Hammarskjold convictiondenypeace Change image and share on social
Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions. Dag Hammarskjold convictiondenyexperience Change image and share on social