Maxioms by Dag Hammarskjold
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.
God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on read more
God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illuminated by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder the source of which is beyond all reason.
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
Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible - not to have run away.
Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible - not to have run away.
Commemoration of Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637 There is a pride of faith, more read more
Commemoration of Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637 There is a pride of faith, more unforgiveable and dangerous than the pride of the intellect. It reveals a split personality in which faith is "observed" and appraised, thus negating that unity born of a dying-unto-self, which is the definition of faith. To "value" faith is to turn it into a metaphysical magic, the advantages of which ought to be reserved for a spiritual elite.
