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The man who has become a thinking being feels a compulsion to give every will-to-live the same reverence for life that he gives to his own. He experiences that other life in his own.
Albert Schweitzer
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Albert Schweitzer
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 4
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We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government. 'Am I my brother's keeper?' Most certainly I am! I cannot escape my responsibility by saying the State will do all that is necessary. It is a tragedy that nowadays so many think and feel otherwise.
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Not only is example the best way to teach, it is the only way.
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As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.
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I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.
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Because I have confidence in the power of truth, and of the spirit, I have confidence in the future of mankind.
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We need a boundless ethics which will include animals also.
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In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
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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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The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery.
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At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
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Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.
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To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted.
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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.
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Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
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For us the great men are not those who solved the problems, but those whodiscovered them.
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