It is more important to understand the ground of your own behavior than to understand the motives of another.
Dag HammarskjoldHere man is no longer the center of the world, only a witness, but a witness who is also a partner in the silent life of Nature, bound by secret affinities of the trees.
Dag HammarskjoldNever measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.
Dag HammarskjoldI don't know Who, or what, put the question, I don't know when it was put. I don't 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