Albert Schweitzer ( 10 of 58 )
We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute stranger.
We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute stranger.
Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.
Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.
I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some read more
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
