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Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality.
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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I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live.
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