Maxioms by Dag Hammarskjold
Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, read more
Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.
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
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my burden, but this: I have read more
What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my burden, but this: I have only my own burden to bear.
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.
