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Albert Schweitzer Quotes

Albert Schweitzer quotes

Deutsch Theologian January 14, 1875 – September 4, 1965

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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
Albert Schweitzer quote: "If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will..."
If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it..."
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life."
Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal."
Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of..."
Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "My life is my argument."
My life is my argument. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the..."
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory."
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. Albert Schweitzer
No one can give a definition of the soul. But we know what it feels like. The soul is the sense of something higher than ourselves, something that stirs in us thoughts, hopes, and aspirations which go out to the world of goodness, truth and beauty. The soul is a burning desire to breathe in this world of light and never to lose it--to remain children of light. Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer quote: "The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who..."
The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. Albert Schweitzer
The fundamental rights of [humanity] are, first: the right of habitation; second, the right to move freely; third, the right to the soil and subsoil, and to the use of it; fourth, the right of freedom of labor and of exchange; fifth, the right to justice; sixth, the right to live within a natural national organization; and seventh, the right to education. Albert Schweitzer
To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude. Albert Schweitzer
Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too. Albert Schweitzer
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

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