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Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.
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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The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already on earth possess as it really is.
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All the kindness which a man puts out into the world works on the heart and thoughts of mankind.
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Do something good and someone might imitate it.
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Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.
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God much are the truly wealthy. So our inner happiness depends not on what we experience but on the degree of our gratitude to God, Gratitude — the Secret of Life.
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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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The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.
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Every person I have known who has been truly happy has learned how to serve others.
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Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives.
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If the extension of your compassion does not include all living beings, then you will be unable to find peace by yourself.
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If you truly desire happiness, seek and learn how to serve.
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Each act of unfaithfulness toward our inner being is a blot on our souls. If we continue to be unfaithful, our souls are eventually torn apart and we slowly bleed to death.
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In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
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I always think that we live, spiritually, By what others have given us in the significant hours of our life. These significant hours do not announce themselves as coming, but arrive unexpected.
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The Christ of Theology is not alive for us today. He is wrapped in the grave cloths of dogma.
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Every patient carries his or her own doctor inside.
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My life is full of meaning to me. The life around me must be full of significance to itself. If I am to expect others to respect my life, then I must respect the other life I see.
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The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
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It is through the idealism of youth that man catches sight of truth, and in that idealism he possesses a wealth which he must never exchange for anything else.
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Hear our humble prayer, O God. Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to the animals.
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