Quote by: Dag Hammarskjold

To preserve the silence within--amid all the noise. To remain open and quiet, a moist humus in the fertile darkness where the rain falls and the grain ripens--no matter how many tramp across the parade ground in whirling dust under an arid sky.


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Author Bio


  • NameDag Hammarskjold
  • DescriptionSwedish diplomat, economist, and author
  • AliasesDag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
  • BornJuly 29, 1905
  • DiedSeptember 18, 1961
  • CountrySweden
  • ProfessionPolitician; Diplomat; Economist; Poet; Writer
  • AwardsNobel Peace Prize