Demand Quote by Dag Hammarskjold

“Didst thou give me this inescapable loneliness so that it would be easier for me to give thee all?”

— Dag Hammarskjöld

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

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

Friendship needs no words.

— Dag Hammarskjold

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

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

I have only my own burden to bear.

— Dag Hammarskjold

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

I never discuss discussions.

— Dag Hammarskjold

We all have within us a center of stillness surrounded by silence.

— Dag Hammarskjold

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

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