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Albert Schweitzer Quotes

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals Picture Quote #1

One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history Picture Quote #1

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful Picture Quote #1

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace Picture Quote #1

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day Picture Quote #1

A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives Picture Quote #1

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As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins Picture Quote #1

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us Picture Quote #1

Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind Picture Quote #1

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate Picture Quote #1

Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the world against what we have denied to the spirit of Jesus, in thought and especially in deed Picture Quote #1

Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality Picture Quote #1

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Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true Picture Quote #1

I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics Picture Quote #1

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve Picture Quote #1

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words Picture Quote #1

If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life Picture Quote #1

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Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them Picture Quote #1

Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf Picture Quote #1

One thing I know: The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve Picture Quote #1

Revenge... Is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with a greater violence, and break those bones whose sinews gave it motion Picture Quote #1

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life, and that to destroy, to harm, or to hinder life is evil Picture Quote #1

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings Picture Quote #1

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The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already on Earth possess as it really is Picture Quote #1

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve Picture Quote #1

The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others Picture Quote #1

We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute stranger Picture Quote #1

Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry our share of the misery which lies upon the world Picture Quote #1

What has been presented as Christianity during these nineteen centuries is only a beginning, full of mistakes, not full blown Christianity springing from the spirit of Jesus Picture Quote #1

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Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the world against what we have denied to the spirit of Jesus, in thought and especially in deed (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) One thing I know: The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Revenge... Is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with a greater violence, and break those bones whose sinews gave it motion (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life, and that to destroy, to harm, or to hinder life is evil (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already on Earth possess as it really is (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute stranger (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry our share of the misery which lies upon the world (Albert Schweitzer Quotes) What has been presented as Christianity during these nineteen centuries is only a beginning, full of mistakes, not full blown Christianity springing from the spirit of Jesus (Albert Schweitzer Quotes)

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