“I 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.”
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Hammarskjold, D. (n.d.). I 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. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/838-i-dont-know-who-or-what-put-the/
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Hammarskjold, Dag. “I 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.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/838-i-dont-know-who-or-what-put-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Hammarskjold, Dag. “I 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.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/838-i-dont-know-who-or-what-put-the/.