Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. — Dag Hammarskjöld
The assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established — Dag Hammarskjöld
The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have. — Dag Hammarskjöld
The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside. — Dag Hammarskjöld
We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours. — Dag Hammarskjöld
Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict. — Dag Hammarskjöld
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. — Dag Hammarskjöld
Time always seems long to the child who is waiting – for christmas, for next summer — Dag Hammarskjöld
Your body must become familiar with its death – in all its possible forms and degrees — Dag Hammarskjöld
Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye — Dag Hammarskjöld
Never, “for the sake of peace and quiet,” deny your own experience or convictions. — Dag Hammarskjöld
Forgiveness is the answer to the child’s dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again — Dag Hammarskjöld
Friendship needs no words – it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness. — Dag Hammarskjöld