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God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason.
Dag Hammarskjold
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"God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason."
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God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason. — Dag Hammarskjold

About Dag Hammarskjold

Dag Hammarskjold was a Diplomat from Sweden (1905–1961).

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Who said "God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but w…"?
This quote is attributed to Dag Hammarskjold, a Diplomat from Sweden.
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Dag Hammarskjold lived from 1905 – 1961.
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