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By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.
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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We are united with all life that is in nature. Man can no longer live his life for himself alone.
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Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more on it. A strength which becomes clearer and stronger through experiences of such obstacles is the only strength that can conquer them. Resistance is only a waste of strength.
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The great secret of success is to go through life as a person who never gets used up. That is possible for those who never argue and strive with people and facts, but in all experience retires upon themselves, and look for the ultimate cause of things in themselves.
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One person can and does make a difference.
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As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.
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Creative energy is the essence of all healing...We physicians do nothing, we only help and encourage the physician within.
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It's not enough merely to exist. Every man has to seek in his own way to make his own self more noble and to relize his own true worth.
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We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace.
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When we observe contemporary society one thing strikes us. We debate but make no progress. Why? Because as peoples we do not yet trust each other.
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Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.
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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.
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What the activity of this disposition of ours means in the evolution of the world, we do not know. Nor can we regulate this activity from outside we must leave entirely to each individual its shaping and its extension. From every point of view, then, world- and life-affirmation and ethics are non-rational, and we must have the courage to admit it.
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A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.
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Don't blame, forgive, All healing is self-healing
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I must forgive without noise or fuss.
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I do not believe that we can put into anyone ideas which are not in him already. As a rule there are in everyone all sorts of good ideas, ready like tinder. But much of this tinder catches fire, or catches it successfully, only when it meets some flame or spark from outside, i.e., from some other person.
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The only way out of today's misery is for people to become worthy of each other's trust.
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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.
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Only through love can we obtain communion with God.
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Because I have confidence in the power of truth, and of the spirit, I have confidence in the future of mankind.
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