Quote by Dag Hammarskjold
A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an esse

A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility. – Dag Hammarskjold

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I dont know Who — or what — put the question, I dont know when it was put. I dont even remember answering. But at some moment I did answer Yes to Someone –or Something –and from that hour I was certain that existence is meaningful and that, therefore, my life, in self-surrender, had a goal. – Dag Hammarskjold

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Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. – Dag Hammarskjold

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Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict. – Dag Hammarskjold

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It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning. – Salvador Dali

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I never wanted to go on stage alone because if you mess up, who can you blame? – Patti LaBelle

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Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. – Jesus Christ

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The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others it is in yourself alone. – Orison Swett Marden

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