Albert Schweitzer ( 10 of 58 )
Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill, will return upon him with read more
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.
One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it read more
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.
As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.
As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.
A heavy guilt rests upon us for what the whites of all nations have done to the colored peoples. When read more
A heavy guilt rests upon us for what the whites of all nations have done to the colored peoples. When we do good to them, it is not benevolence--it is atonement.
Truth has not special time of its own. Its hour is now-always and indeed then most truly when it seems read more
Truth has not special time of its own. Its hour is now-always and indeed then most truly when it seems unsuitable to actual circumstances. -Albert Schweitzer.
By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.
By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.
One does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. -Albert Schweitzer.
One does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. -Albert Schweitzer.
Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now-always.
Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now-always.
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. That is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that read more
Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. That is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good ;consists in maintaining, promoting, and enhancing life, and that destroying, injuring, and limiting life are evil.
