You are merely the lens in the beam. You can only receive, give, and possess the light as the lens does. If you seek yourself, you rob the lens of its transparency. You will know life and be acknowledged by… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share Image
“Didst thou give me this inescapable loneliness so that it would be easier for me to give thee all?” — Dag Hammarskjöld Copy Share
Beneath the hush a whisper from long ago, promising peace of mind and a burden shared. No peace which is not peace for all,… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share
For the sacrificed, in the hour of sacrifice, only one thing counts: faith-alone among enemies and skeptics. Faith, in spite of the humiliation which… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share
If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party. — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share
Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share
Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept whatcan be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles… — Dag Hammarskjöld Copy Share
There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all you have staked will… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share
God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share
The concept of loyalty is distorted when it is understood to mean blind acceptance. It is correctly interpreted when it is assumed to cover… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share
Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict. — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share
Your body must become familiar with its death - in all its possible forms and degrees - as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral… — Dag Hammarskjold Copy Share
