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Truth has not special time of its own. Its hour is now - always and, indeed then most truly, when it seems unsuitable to actual circumstances.

Albert Schweitzer

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Albert Schweitzer
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 4
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That's my private ant. You're liable to break its legs.
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The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others.
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Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.
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In case my life should end with the cannibals, I hope they will write on my tombstone, 'We have eaten Dr. Schweitzer. He was good to the end.'
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The harvested fields bathed in the autumn mist speak of God and his goodness far more vividly than any human lips.
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