Life yields only to the conqueror.

More Quotes By Dag Hammarskjold

• Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be...
• Fatigue dulls the pain, but awakes enticing thoughts of death. So! that is the way in which you...
• Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run...
• Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so...
• We’ve got to learn hard things in our lifetime, but it’s love that gives you the strength. It’s...
• There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice,...
• Here man is no longer the center of the world, only a witness, but a witness who is...
• You are merely the lens in the beam. You can only receive, give, and possess the light as...
• At every moment you choose yourself. But do you choose *your* self? Body and soul contain a thousand...
• To have humility is to experience reality, not in relation to ourselves, but in its sacred independence. It...
• Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
• Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
• It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy – from lack of character.
• Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how...
• It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.