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Dag Hammarskjöld was a distinguished Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. Born on July 29, 1905, in Sweden, he passed away on September 18, 1961. During his tenure, he was committed to maintaining international peace and security, and promoting cooperation and development in various fields of the United Nations.

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“If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.”

Ifs May Self Grows Kindness Personal Growth Birthday

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“If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.”

Ifs Made Funny Death Social Party Dying Function Favors Grants Disturbing Pumpkin Tiptoes Sneaking Up Sneaking Around Sneaking Out

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“The Assembly has witnessed over the last weeks how historical truth is established; once an allegation has been repeated a few times, it is no longer an allegation, it is an established fact, even if no evidence has been brought out in order to support it.”

Ifs Has Beens Facts Lasts Order Support Week Truth Is Evidence Historical Assembly Allegations Historical Truth

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“Like the bee, we distill poison from honey for our self-defense--what happens to the bee if it uses its sting is well known.”

Ifs Wells Self Use Happens Known Defense Poison Honey Bees Well Known Self Defense

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“The dizziness in the face of les espaces infinis--only overcome if we dare to gaze into them without any protection. And accept them as the reality before which we must justify our existence. For this is the truth we must reach to live, that everything is and we just in it.”

Ifs Reality Faces Existence Accepting Overcoming Dare Protection Justify

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“The longest journey Is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest For the source of his being.”

Ifs Reason Moments Past Destiny Journey Source Pages Capable Significant Chosen Bridges Emptiness Present Moment Receiving Quests

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“If a good person does you wrong, act as though you had not noticed it. They will make note of this and not remain in your debt long.”

Ifs Persons Long Doe Forgiveness Notes Debt Good Person

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“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.”

Ifs Looks Choices Lost Simple Return

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“You are merely the lens in the beam. You can only receive, give, and possess the light as the lens does. If you seek yourself, you rob the lens of its transparency. You will know life and be acknowledged by it according to your degree of transparency - your capacity, that is, to vanish as an end and remain purely as a means.”

Ifs Knows Life Giving Mean Doe Ends Light Knowledge Learning Degrees Capacity Management Lenses Transparency Beam

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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.”

Ifs Feels Forgiveness Forgiven Presence Of God

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“Respect for the word - to employ it with scrupulous care and in incorruptible heartfelt love of truth - is essential if there is to be any growth in a society or in the human race. To misuse the word is to show contempt for man. It undermines the bridges and poisons the wells. It causes Man to regress down the long path of his evolution.”

Ifs Men Humans Wells Long Shows Care Causes Growth Race Path Evolution Truth Is Essentials Bridges Human Race Poison Contempt Heartfelt Misuse

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About the Author

Born: July 29, 1905
Died: September 18, 1961
Known for: Diplomat
Quotes: 127

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