"Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment."
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Quotes by Dag Hammarskjold
Dag Hammarskjöld, born on July 29, 1905, in Sweden, was a distinguished diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1953 until his untimely death in a plane crash in 1961. Renowned for his profound commitment to peace and international cooperation, Hammarskjöld championed decolonization and conflict resolution during tumultuous times. His legacy as a visionary leader and moral compass continues to influence global diplomacy today, reminding us of the power of integrity and service in the pursuit of a better world.
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"Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again."
Dag Hammarskjold
"'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights."
Dag Hammarskjold"Friendship needs no words - it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness."
Dag Hammarskjold
"Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for."
Dag Hammarskjold"The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit of peace and progress, with its trials and its errors, its successes and its setbacks, can never be relaxed and never abandoned."
Dag Hammarskjold"Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away."
Dag Hammarskjold"Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was."
Dag Hammarskjold
"In the last analysis, it is our conception of death which decides our answers to all the questions that life puts to us."
Dag Hammarskjold