Maxioms by Dag Hammarskjold
Never, "for the sake of peace and quiet," deny your own experience or convictions
Never, "for the sake of peace and quiet," deny your own experience or convictions
Friendship needs no words—it is a loneliness relieved of the anguish of loneliness.
Friendship needs no words—it is a loneliness relieved of the anguish of loneliness.
Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off read more
Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy.
Commemoration of Mellitus, First Bishop of London, 624 Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who forgives you read more
Commemoration of Mellitus, First Bishop of London, 624 Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who forgives you -- out of love -- takes upon himself the consequences of what you have done. Forgiveness, therefore, always entails a sacrifice.
He who has surrendered himself to it knows that the Way ends on the Cross -- even when it is read more
He who has surrendered himself to it knows that the Way ends on the Cross -- even when it is leading him through the jubilation of Gennesaret or the triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
