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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.
Albert Schweitzer
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Albert Schweitzer
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 4
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In modern European thought a tragedy is occurring in that the original bonds uniting the affirmative attitude towards the world with ethics are, by a slow but irresistible process, loosening and finally parting. Out of my life and Thought.
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The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
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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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Reincarnation contains a most comforting explanation of reality by means of which Indian thought surmounts difficulties which baffle the thinkers of Europe.
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That's my private ant. You're liable to break its legs.
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Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death itself.
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Open your eyes and look for some man, or some work for the sake of men, which needs a little time, a little friendship, a little sympathy, a little sociability, a little human toil....It is needed in every nook and corner. Therefore search and see if there is not some place where you may invest your humanity.
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I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end.
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We ought all to make an effort to act on our first thoughts and let our unspoken gratitude find expression. Then there will be more sunshine in the world, and more power to work for what is good.
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Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.
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Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice
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I am conscious that meat eatingis not in accordance with the finer feelings,and I abstain from it whenever I can.
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Does my behavior in respect of love affect nothing? That is because there is not enough love in me.
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Pablo Casals is a great musician in all he does: a cellist without equal, and extraordinary conductor and composer with something to say. I have been profoundly impressed by all I have heard of his work, but he is a musician of this stature because he is also a great man.
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