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"Freedom from fear" could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.

— Dag Hammarskjöld

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Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.

Vägmärken · Markings (1963)

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find his right road.

Vägmärken · Markings (1963)

Goodness is something so simple: always to live for others, never to seek one's own advantage.

Vägmärken · Markings (1963)

Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who 'forgives' you — out of love — takes upon himself the consequences of what you have done. Forgiveness, therefore, always entails a sacrifice.

Vägmärken · Markings (1963)

Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them.

Vägmärken · Markings (1963)

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Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

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There is no governor anywhere; you are all absolutely free. There is no restraint that cannot be escaped.

Robert Anton Wilson

Most intellectual people do not believe in God, but they fear him just the same.

Wilhelm Reich Philosophy : An Introduction to the Art of Wondering (2005)

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