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Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death itself.
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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Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more on it. A strength which becomes clearer and stronger through experiences of such obstacles is the only strength that can conquer them. Resistance is only a waste of strength.
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For those who sincerely seek the truth should not fear the outcome.
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At that point in life where your talent meets the needs of the world, that is where God wants you to be.
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Love is the only thing that increases twofold every time it is shared.
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We need a boundless ethic, one which will include the animals, too. Until we extend the circle of his compassions to all living things, we will not find peace.
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He who does not reflect his life back to God in gratitude does not know himself.
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One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
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I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words.
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Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
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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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Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.
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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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My life is my argument.
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The great fault of all ethics hitherto has been that they believed themselves to have to deal only with the relations of man to man. In reality, however, the question is what is his attitude to the world and all life that comes within his reach.
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The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.
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The great secret of success is to go through life as a person who never gets used up. That is possible for those who never argue and strive with people and facts, but in all experience retires upon themselves, and look for the ultimate cause of things in themselves.
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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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The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
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We need a boundless ethics which will include animals also.
Albert Schweitzer
Be faithful to your love and you mill be recompensed beyond measure.
Albert Schweitzer
