The longest journey Is the journey inwards. Of him who has … - Dag Hammarskjöld

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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.

Dag Hammarskjöld

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About Dag Hammarskjöld

Dag Hammarskjöld (29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish diplomat, the second United Nations Secretary-General, and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He oversaw U.N. responses to Cold War crises, the decolonization of Africa, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. He was killed in a plane crash while attempting to mediate the Congo Crisis.

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Alternative Names: Da gHjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld

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For all that has been — Thanks. For all that shall be — Yes.

It is not the repeated mistakes, the long succession of petty betrayals — though, God knows, they would give cause enough for anxiety and self-contempt — but the huge elementary mistake, the betrayal of that within me which is greater than I — in complacent adjustment to alien demands.

Is my contact with others anything more than a contact with reflections? Who or what can give me the power to transform the mirror into a doorway?

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. - Dag Hammarskjöld

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