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Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.
Albert Schweitzer
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Albert Schweitzer
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 4
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Kindness works simply and perseveringly it produces no strained relations which prejudice its working strained relations which already exist it relaxes. Mistrust and misunderstanding it puts to flight, and it strengthens itself by calling forth answering kindness. Hence it is the furthest reaching and the most effective of all forces.
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The friend of nature is the man who feels himself inwardly united with everything that lives in nature, who shares in the fate of all creatures, helps them when he can in their pain and need, and as far as possible avoids injuring or taking life.
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No man need fear death, he need fear only that he may die without having known his greatest power: the power of his free will to give his life for others
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The harvested fields bathed in the autumn mist speak of God and his goodness far more vividly than any human lips.
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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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Our age is bent on trying to make the barren tree of skepticism fruitful by tying the fruits of truth on its branches.
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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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The thinking man must oppose all cruelties no matter how deeply rooted in tradition or surrounded by a halo.
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Within every patient there resides a doctor, and we as physicians are at our best when we we put our patients in touch with the doctor inside themselves.
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The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
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It seemed incredible to me, that physical courage should be so commonplace and revered, while moral courage . . . is so rare and despised.
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The gratitude ascending from man to God is the supreme transaction between earth and heaven.
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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 upon it.
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Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.
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The most difficult thing I have ever had to do is follow the guidance I prayed for.
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One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
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