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Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines.

~Dag Hammarskjold

Topics: Ability Goes Increases Reputation Time Time Goes By

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

~Dag Hammarskjold

Topics: Create Insecurity Playing Safe Utmost World

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Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.

~Dag Hammarskjold

Topics: Away Demands Feat Life Only Possess Possible Run Strength You

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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

Topics: Become Body Death Degrees Emotionally Familiar Forms Found Goal Imminent Life Must Neutral Possible Self-Evident Step Towards Way Worthy You Your Your Body

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The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.

~Dag Hammarskjold

Topics: Better Faithfully Hear Listen More Outside Voices Will Within You

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I never discuss discussions.

~Dag Hammarskjold

Topics: Discuss Discussions Never

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

~Dag Hammarskjold

Topics: Critics Nothing Praise Standard Those Up Whom Your

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

~Dag Hammarskjold

Topics: Convictions Deny Never Peace Peace And Quiet Quiet Sake Your

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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

Topics: Grow Grow Up Hands Life Must Rather Small Too Up Vision Which Who Wretched You Your

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The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established; once an allegation has been repeated a few times, it is no longer an allegation, it is an established fact, even if no evidence has been brought out in order to support it.

~Dag Hammarskjold

Topics: Allegation Assembly Been Brought Established Even Evidence Fact Few Historical How Last Longer Once Order Out Over Repeated Support Times Truth Truth Is Weeks Witnessed

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Biography

Nationality: Swedish

Type: Diplomat

Born: July 29th, 1905

Died: September 18th, 1961

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