Quote #5

When asked why he showed no emotion when informed of his sons death Thant replied 'I believe that I have attained a greater degree of emotional equilibrium than most people'

More from U Thant

  1. As a Buddhist, I was trained to be tolerant of everything except intolerance
  2. Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
  3. The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity.
  4. Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.

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