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Ethical existence [is] the highest manifestation of spirituality.
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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Jesus means something to our world because a mighty spiritual force streams forth from him and flows through our being also. This fact can neither be shaken nor confirmed by any historical discovery. It is the solid foundation of Christianity.
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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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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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Never for a moment do we lay aside our mistrust of the ideals established by society, and of the convictions which are kept by it in circulation. We always know that society is full of folly and will deceive us in the matter of humanity. ... humanity meaning consideration for the existence and the happiness of individual human beings.
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Faith which refuses to face indisputable facts is but little faith. Truth is always gain, however hard it is to accommodate ourselves to it. To linger in any kind of untruth proves to be a departure from the straight way of faith.
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The result of the voyage does not depend on the speed of the ship, but on whether or not it keeps a true course.
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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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The last fact which knowledge can discover is that the world is a manifestation, and in every way a puzzling manifestation, of the universal will to live.
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Bach is thus a terminal point. Nothing comes from him everything merely leads to him.
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I too had thoughts once of being an intellectual, but I found it too difficult.
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Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them.
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The awareness that we are all human beings together has become lost in war and through politics.
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A good example has twice the value of good advice
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The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.
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Ideals are thoughts. So long as they exist merely as thoughts, the power in them remains ineffective.
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My life carries its own meaning in itself.
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The deeper we look into nature, the more we recognize that it is full of life, and the more profoundly we know that all life is a secret and that we are united with all life that is in nature.
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By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.
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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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Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.
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