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Albert Schweitzer Quotes

Albert Schweitzer quotes

Deutsch Theologian January 14, 1875 – September 4, 1965

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Albert Schweitzer quote: "There are two refuges from the miseries of life: music and cats."
There are two refuges from the miseries of life: music and cats. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music..."
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. Albert Schweitzer
A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "By respect for life we become religious in a way that is..."
By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive. Albert Schweitzer
The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another. Albert Schweitzer
In the past we have tried to make a distinction between animals which we acknowledge have some value and other which, having none, can be liquidated when we wish. This standard must be abandoned. Everything that lives has value simply as a living thing, as one of the manifestations of the mystery that is life. Albert Schweitzer
The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another, even the lowliest creature; but to do so is to renounce our manhood and shoulder a guilt which nothing justifies. Albert Schweitzer
Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me. Albert Schweitzer
True philosophy must start from the most immediate and comprehensive fact of consciousness: 'I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion..."
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "As we know life in ourselves we want to understand life in the..."
As we know life in ourselves we want to understand life in the universe in order to enter into harmony with it. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants..."
I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live. Albert Schweitzer
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
Albert Schweitzer quote: "The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives...."
The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives. -Albert Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives."
The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives. Albert Schweitzer

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