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I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live.
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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There slowly grew up in me an unshakable conviction that we have no right to inflict suffering and death on another living creature, unless there is some unavoidable necessity for it.
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The destiny of man is to be more and more human.
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The great enemy of morality is indifference.
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If you own something you cannot give away, then you don't own it, it owns you.
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Today . . . we know that all living beings who strive to maintain life and who long to be spared pain - all living beings on earth - are our neighbors.
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The gratitude that we encounter helps us believe in the goodness of the world, and strengthens us thereby to do what's good.
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It is the fate of every truth to be an object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed.
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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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Profound love demands a deep conception and out of this develops reverence for the mystery of life. It brings us close to all beings, to the poorest and smallest as well as all others.
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We are compelled by the commandment of love contained in our hearts and thought, and proclaimed by Jesus, to give rein to our natural sympathy for animals. We are also compelled to help them and spare them suffering.
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To me, good health is more than just exercise and diet. Its really a point of view and a mental attitude you have about yourself.
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All work that is worth anything is done in faith.
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Man's ethics must not end with man, but should extend to the universe. He must regain the consciousness of the great Chain of Life from which he cannot be separated.
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The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another.
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Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
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The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used to failing.
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Therapy is the boat across the river, but most don't want to get off. Don't blame, forgive, All healing is self-healing
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Love is the only thing that increases twofold every time it is shared.
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The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.
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All people are endowed with the faculty of compassion, and for this reason can develop the humanitarian spirit.
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