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A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him.
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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Grow into your ideals so that life cannot rob you of them.
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Only an ethical movement can rescue us from barbarism, and the ethical comes into existence only in individuals.
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You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must ask a lot. Only from oneself has one the right to ask everything and anything. This way it's up to you - your own choices - what you get from others remains a present, a gift.
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The destiny of man is to be more and more human.
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Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
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We are united with all life that is in nature. Man can no longer live his life for himself alone.
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Preservation of life is the only true joy.
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One person can and does make a difference.
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Knowing all truth is less than doing a little bit of good.
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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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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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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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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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