“ 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
“ We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours. 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
“ A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility. 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
“ Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible not to run away. 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 be lost if you look back. Life's point of no return. Dag Hammarskjold
“ The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to fo… Dag Hammarskjold
“ Your body must become familiar with its death - in all its possible forms and degrees - as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of y… Dag Hammarskjold
“ 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
“ Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small your vision which is muddied? You are the one who must grow up. 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 his right road. Dag Hammarskjold
“ Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. Dag Hammarskjold
