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It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man.
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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We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute stranger.
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Soldiers' graves are the greatest preachers of peace.
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By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe.
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Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in the tranquil and fathomless water.
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The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.
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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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