Dag Hammarskjold Quotes and Sayings

Dag Hammarskjold Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Dag Hammarskjold quotes, Dag Hammarskjold sayings, and Dag Hammarskjold proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon. Dag Hammarskjold

It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity. Dag Hammarskjold

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. Dag Hammarskjold

Never "for the sake of peace and quiet" deny your own experience or convictions. Dag Hammarskjold

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. Dag Hammarskjold

"Freedom from fear" could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights Dag Hammarskjold

Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon. 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

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. Dag Hammarskjold

Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines. Dag Hammarskjold

Setbacks in trying to realize the ideal do not prove that the ideal is at fault. Dag Hammarskjold

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road. Dag Hammarskjold

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 will atrophy. Dag Hammarskjold

Trees quiver in the wind, sailing on a sea of mistout of earshot. 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When the morning's freshness has been replaced by the weariness of midday, when the leg muscles give under the strain, the climb seems endless, and suddenly nothing will go quite as you wish it is then that you must not hesitate. 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

Perhaps a great love is never returned. Dag Hammarskjöld

Unless there is a spiritual renaissance, the world will know no peace. Dag Hammarskjold

The UN wasn’t created to take mankind into paradise, but rather, to save humanity from hell. Dag Hammarskjold

Fatigue dulls the pain, but awakes enticing thoughts of death. So! that is the way in which you are tempted to overcome your loneliness -- by making the ultimate escape from life. -- No! It may be that death is to be your ultimate gift to life: it must not be an act of treachery against it. Dag Hammarskjold

Creative people have to be fed from the divine source. Dag Hammarskjold

The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being. 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

To let oneself be bound by a duty from the moment you see it approaching, is a part of integrity that alone justifies responsibility. Dag Hammarskjold

Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines. Dag Hammarskjold

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

Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was. Dag Hammarskjold

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step, only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road. Dag Hammarskjold

Peacekeeping is not a job for soldiers, but only soldiers can do it. Dag Hammarskjold

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