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True philosophy must start from the most immediate and comprehensive fact of consciousness: 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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Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.
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It is not enough to merely exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough to live and support my family. I do my work well. I'm a good parent.' That's all very well. But you must do something more.
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If there is anything I have learned about men and women, it is that there is a deeper spirit of altruism than is ever evident. Just as the rivers we see are minor compared to the underground streams, so, too, the idealism that is visible is minor compared to what people carry in their hearts unreleased or scarcely released.
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Jesus no doubt fits his teaching into the late-Jewish messianic dogma. But he does not think dogmatically. He formulates no doctrine. He is far from judging any man's belief by reference to any standard of dogmatic correctness. Nowhere does he demand of his hearers that they shall sacrifice thinking to believing.
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The only ones who will find real happiness are those who find a way to serve
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Reverence for life brings us into a spiritual relation with the world which is independent of all knowledge of the universe.
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Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.
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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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Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in the tranquil and fathomless water.
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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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Who shall enumerate the many ways in which that costly piece of fixed capital, a human being , may be employed! More of him is wanted everywhere! Hunt, then, for some situation in which your humanity may be used.
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The three most important ways to lead people are:... by example... by example... by example.
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Thought is the strongest thing we have.
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Don't blame, forgive, All healing is self-healing
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The doctor of the future will be oneself.
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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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It doesn't matter if an animal can reason. It matters only that it is capable of suffering and that is why I consider it my neighbor.
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The stronger the reverence for natural life, the stronger grows also that for spiritual life.
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Ethics is in its unqualified form extended responsibility with regard to everything that has life.
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