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Giving Quotes by Dag Hammarskjold
- When the morning's freshness has been replaced by the weariness of midday, when the leg muscles give under the strain, the climb seems endless, and…
- Perhaps a great love is never returned. Had it been given warmth and shelter by its counterpart in the Other, perhaps it would have been…
- We've got to learn hard things in our lifetime, but it's love that gives you the strength. It's being nice to people and having a…
- Do not look back and do not dream about the future. It will neither give you back the past, nor satisfy your other daydreams. Your…
- Each morning we must hold out the chalice of our being to receive, to carry, and give back. It must be held out empty -…
- You are the lens in the beam. You can only receive, give, and possess the light as the lens does. If you seek yourself, you…
- 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…
- It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
- Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles…
- It is not the repeated mistakes, the long succession of petty betrayals--though, God knows, they would give cause enough for anxiety and self-contempt--but the huge…
- When you have reached the point where you no longer expect a response, you will at last be able to give in such a way…
- Humility before the flower at the timber line is the gate which gives access to the path up the open fell.
More Giving Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi