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Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.
Albert Schweitzer
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Albert Schweitzer
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 4
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Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer
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Jesus as a concrete historical personality remains a stranger to our time, but His spirit, which lies hidden in His words, is known in simplicity, and its influence is direct.
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Where principles and heart stand in conflict with each other, let us make the law of the spirit free from the law of principles.
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Does my behavior in respect of love affect nothing? That is because there is not enough love in me.
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