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Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. A mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning.
Dag Hammarskjold
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Dag Hammarskjold
Age: 55 †
Born: 1905
Born: January 1
Died: 1961
Died: January 1
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Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
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At some moment I did answer Yes to someone or something. And from that hour on I was certain that existence is meaningful.
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Life yields only to the conqueror.
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Doffing the ego's safe glory, he finds his naked reality.
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It was when Lucifer first congratulated himself upon his angelic behavior that he became the tool of evil.
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In the presence of God, nothing stands between Him and us - we are forgiven. But we cannot feel His presence if anything is allowed to stand between ourselves and others.
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'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
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You take the pen, and the lines dance. You take the flute and the notes shimmer. You take the brush, and the colors sing. So all things have meaning and beauty in that space beyond time where you are. How, then, can I hold back anything from you?
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