Dag Hammarskjold
Dag Hammarskjold
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld; 29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) 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 56 years and 255 days, Hammarskjöld was the youngest to have held the post. He is one of only four people to be awarded a posthumous Nobel Prize. Hammarskjöld is the only UN secretary-general to...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 July 1905
CountrySweden
The UN wasn't created to take mankind into paradise, but rather, to save humanity from hell.
Beneath the hush a whisper from long ago, promising peace of mind and a burden shared. No peace which is not peace for all, no rest until all has been fulfilled.
If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.
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?
The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
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.
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.
If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.
Friendship needs no words.
For all that has been, Thank you. For all that is to come, Yes!
I never discuss discussions.
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
Do not look back and do not dream about the future. It will neither give you back the past, nor satisfy your other daydreams. Your duty, your reward, your destiny, is in the present moment