Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Dag Hammarskjold Diplomat

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Sweden
  • Born: Jul 29, 1905
  • Died: Sep 18, 1961

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat, economist, and author. The second Secretary-General of the United Nations, he served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. At the age of 47 years, 255 days, Hammarskjöld is the youngest to have held the post. He is one of just three people to be awarded a posthumous Nobel Prize. Hammarskjöld is the only U.N. Secretary-General to die in office; his death occurred en route to cease-fire negotiations. American President John F. Kennedy called Hammarskjöld "the greatest statesman of our century".

Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates. happiness

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

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

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. forgiveness

'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights. fear & freedom

Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict. history

Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible not to run away. strength

Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. death

Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions. peace

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it. power

Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions. experience & peace

In the last analysis, it is our conception of death which decides our answers to all the questions that life puts to us. death

Friendship needs no words - it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness. friendship

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